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History · Lone Oak

Lone Oak’s history is
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The story

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Settlers first came to the area in the 1850s. The city was named after a lone oak tree in the prairie. A post office was established in 1869. Tracks of the Missouri, Kansas, and Texas Railroad were built through the area in 1890, and Lone Oak was incorporated that same year.

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Before
2000
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Today4 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Lone Oak is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Lone Oak has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Rains County Courthouse in Emory, 13.2 miles away.

Lone Oak and the nearest listed places

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Rains County CourthouseGreenville Masonic Lodge No. 335 A.F. & A.M.Central Christian ChurchHunt County CourthouseWashington HotelPost Office Building

Closest to Lone Oak

Rains County CourthouseEmory · Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals13.2miGreenville Masonic Lodge No. 335 A.F. & A.M.Greenville · Building13.8miCentral Christian ChurchGreenville · Late Gothic Revival13.8miHunt County CourthouseGreenville · Building13.8miWashington HotelGreenville · Building13.9mi

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. Rains County Courthouse’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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