The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The post office was first established in Avard on June 1, 1895 and the town was incorporated in 1904 where the tracks of the Frisco, extending westward from Enid, tied into the line of the Santa Fe. The town was named for Isabell Avard Todd, the wife of Robert Todd. The town was served by the Southern Arkansas Railway (Santa Fe) and Arkansas Valley and Western Railroad (Frisco).
Avard had mercantile establishments, two hotels, a bank, a livestock auction, and an elevator. A weekly newspaper, the Avard Tribune operated from 1904 to 1918. It was a major cattle shipping point for the area.
It was an important rail transfer point for freight and passengers from 1910 to 1930.
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Nothing in Avard is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Avard has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is First Congregational Church in Waynoka, 9.1 miles away.