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History · McCord

McCord’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of McCord. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

McCord is a census-designated place (CDP) in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, McCord had a population of 1,418.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,440 people in 2010, 1,418 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1979.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of McCord 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.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how McCord’s history is told.

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Famous people close to McCord

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Maria TallchiefMaria TallchiefFairfax · 20 miSaginaw GrantSaginaw GrantPawnee · 26 miLionel HollinsLionel HollinsArkansas City · 28 miBKBob KenneyArkansas City · 28 miCGChester GouldPawnee · 26 miDon NicklesDon NicklesPonca City · 4 mi
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McCord, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in McCord is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean McCord has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Attucks Community Center in Ponca City, 2.3 miles away.

McCord and the nearest listed places

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Attucks Community CenterKimbrough Temple C.M.E. ChurchSt. John Baptist Church and RectoryGeorge and Margaret Miller HouseWBBZ Radio StationFirst Presbyterian Church

Closest to McCord

Attucks Community CenterPonca City · Built 19362.3miKimbrough Temple C.M.E. ChurchPonca City · Building2.4miSt. John Baptist Church and RectoryPonca City · Building2.4miGeorge and Margaret Miller HousePonca City · Building2.5miWBBZ Radio StationPonca City · Building2.5mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Attucks Community Center’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in McCord?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to McCord’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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📜 Ponca City📜 Kildare📜 Marland📜 Kaw City
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