Spavinaw’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Spavinaw. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗The town is named for Spavinaw Creek, a stream named by French traders and explorers who travelled here in the 18th century. According to historian Muriel Wright, the name was a corrupted form of the French word ce'pee (meaning "young growth or shoots of wood") plus the French adjective vineux (wine colored). This term referred to a description of the color of black jack, post, and red oak trees, which grow here in springtime.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Spavinaw’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Spavinaw’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewSpavinaw OK (NBY 430816), 1940: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Spavinaw
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Spavinaw, decade by decade
1990s
Nothing in Spavinaw is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Spavinaw has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Pensacola Dam in Langley, 5.4 miles away.
Spavinaw and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Spavinaw OK (NBY 430816) (1940) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.