Akins’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Akins. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusAkins is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Akins had a population of 405. The post office existed from February 16, 1894, until December 31, 1943. It is said to be named for Robert Akins, a mail carrier. Sequoyah's Cabin, a national historic site, is located about two miles northeast of the town.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 493 to 405 (-18%). Half of its homes were built before 1967.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Akins yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Akins’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Akins’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewOld store, 1939: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Akins, decade by decade
1990s
1 historic place in Akins
1 place in Akins is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier, which fewer than 3% of listings reach.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Old store (1939) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.