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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Rocky Point (Cherokee: ᏅᏯ ᏗᏬᏴᏌᏛ) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 177 at the 2000 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 238 to 176 (-26%). Half of its homes were built before 1982.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Stoney Point 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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Stoney Point, decade by decade

Before
2000
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Stoney Point is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Stoney Point has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Sequoyah's Cabin in Akins, 3.8 miles away.

Stoney Point and the nearest listed places

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Sequoyah's CabinCitizen's State BankJudge Franklin Faulkner HouseFirst Presbyterian ChurchSallisaw High SchoolDwight Mission

Closest to Stoney Point

Sequoyah's CabinAkins · Building3.8miCitizen's State BankDwight Mission · Building8.8miJudge Franklin Faulkner HouseSallisaw · Built 18459.1miFirst Presbyterian ChurchSallisaw · Classical Revival9.7miSallisaw High SchoolSallisaw · Building9.9mi

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. Sequoyah's Cabin’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

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

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📜 Marble City📜 Sallisaw📜 Muldrow📜 Gans
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