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History · Pontotoc

Pontotoc’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Pontotoc. 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

Pontotoc is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 81 as of the 2020 Census. A post office was established in Pontotoc in 1858. The town was named after Pontotoc County, which was one of the divisions of the Chickasaw Nation. Pontotoc is located on US Route 377/State Highway 99 south of Ada and north of Tishomingo.

Half of its homes were built before 1972.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pontotoc 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 Pontotoc’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Pontotoc

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Blake SheltonBlake SheltonAda · 19 miKay StarrKay StarrDougherty · 25 miJesse RenickJesse RenickHickory · 14 miOral RobertsOral RobertsAda · 19 miJohny HendricksJohny HendricksAda · 19 miPatrick J. HurleyPatrick J. HurleyLehigh · 23 mi
By decade

Pontotoc, 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 Pontotoc is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Pontotoc has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Roff Armory in Roff, 15.5 miles away.

Pontotoc and the nearest listed places

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Roff ArmoryFirst Oil Well in OklahomaTishomingo City HallChickasaw National CapitolsTravertine Nature CenterChickasaw Hall (Additional Documentation and name change)

Closest to Pontotoc

Roff ArmoryRoff · Building15.5miFirst Oil Well in OklahomaWapanucka · Site15.7miTishomingo City HallTishomingo · Building17.7miChickasaw National CapitolsMilburn · Log18.1miTravertine Nature CenterSulphur · Park Service Modern18.3mi

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. Roff Armory’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Pontotoc?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Pontotoc’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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📜 Bromide📜 Stonewall📜 Mill Creek📜 Hickory
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