Exploring Oklahoma History

Jefferson County

Jefferson County was named to honor U.S. Pres. Thomas Jefferson.

Established: 1907 ^[1]
County Seat: Waurika, Oklahoma 73573
Area: 759 mi² (1,966 km²)
Population: 5,337 ^[2]
Region: Great Plains Country
Weather: NWS Norman
Info: Wikipedia
History: Oklahoma Historical Society

Chisholm Trail History Museum

Through artifacts and photographs the Chisholm Trail Historical Museum tells the story of the trail and the people associated with it. In addition,...

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First Presbyterian Church

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Added 2002 - #02000175

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Fleetwood School

Fleetwood School Built in 1880's on this site just south of the road. This building served as the school and community church for the Methodist a...

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Fleetwood Store and Post Office

Fleetwood Store and Post Office Established by Houston F. Fleetwood The first store was built here in the 1880's, moved by Fleetwood from south...

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Fleetwood Townsite

Fleetwood Townsite Established in the 1880's by Houston F. Fleetwood who settled her in 1878. He built the first store and post office here. ...

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Jefferson County Courthouse

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, added 1984 #84003065

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Monument Hill / Chisholm Trail Lookout Point

Monument Hill Chisholm Trail Lookout Point Hardships tested the mettle of men on the trail. Sever weather at times mad conditions hazardous as ...

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Old Chisholm Trail Crossing Red River / Fleetwood Terral Indian Territory

Old Chisholm Trail Crossing Red River Fleetwood Terral Indian Territory Looking southeast is Red River station in Texas -- the Chisholm Trai...

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Rock Island Passenger Station

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, added 2002 #02000173

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San Bernardo

San Bernardo site in immediate vicinity west 'Oklahoma's oldest town on Red River' the great village of the wichita indians with a french trading p...

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State Highway 79 Bridge at the Red River

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, added 1996 - #96001518. Significant because of the rarity of the bridge-type, camelback pony tr...

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Terral Indian Territory

Terral Indian Territory Founded May 1892 By John Heidelberg Dace Terral Mr. Terral was born August 1st, 1858 in Whitman, Miss. he married Miss ...

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Waurika

This is the only county seat on the 98th Meridian in Oklahoma. Townsite, on west side of line, was in Kiowa-Comanche Reservation opened to settlem...

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Welcome to Oklahoma's Chisholm Trail Centennial Corridor-Red River Crossing

Welcome to Oklahoma's Chisholm Trail Centennial Corridor The Corridor, and Oklahoma Centennial Project, marks the Old Chisholm Trail, Cattle Tra...

County information from Wikipedia.
Population from U.S. Census Bureau, 2020.