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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Okay is a town along the east bank of the Verdigris River in Wagoner County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Okay had a population of 505.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 620 to 505 (-19%). Half of its homes were built before 1991.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Okay 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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Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Okay is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Okay has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Rio Grande Ranch Headquarters Historic District in Mallard Bay, 3 miles away.

Okay and the nearest listed places

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Rio Grande Ranch Headquarters Historic DistrictJamison CemeteryPost Adjutant's OfficePost Blacksmith ShopAdministration Building-Post HospitalFort Gibson

Closest to Okay

Rio Grande Ranch Headquarters Historic DistrictMallard Bay · District3miJamison CemeteryOkay · Site3.3miPost Adjutant's OfficeFort Gibson · Building4.9miPost Blacksmith ShopFort Gibson · Building4.9miAdministration Building-Post HospitalFort Gibson · Building5mi

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. Rio Grande Ranch Headquarters Historic District’s page links to a real one.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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📜 Fort Gibson📜 Wagoner📜 Tullahassee📜 Muskogee
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Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01
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