Garfield County Genealogists

Enid, Oklahoma

Home

Meetings

Publications

Research

Resources

Surnames

Webpages

Queries

Garfield County

Membership

Contact Us

Garfield County - Now & Then

A Look At Historical Garfield County

Towns

There were originally many small towns scattered throughout Garfield County. Today, only these towns survive, and most of them consist of little more than a Post Office, Co-op, a church or two, and maybe a quick shop.

Covington Record

Hunter

Waukomis

Covington

Garber

Kremlin

Carrier

Breckinridge

Fairmont

Douglas

Bison

Lahoma

Drummond

Hillsdale

Hayward

There were many other little towns around the county that did not survive. Most of them have left little or no trace of their existence, perhaps just a railroad siding sign with the name still present. Some of these were Blanton, Shea, Cropper, Imo, Etna, Barr, Wildwood, and several others.

The Chisholm Trail

One of the most famous cattle trails of the old west was the Chisholm Trail, which followed a path established by the trader, Jesse Chisholm across Indian Territory (present-day Oklahoma). Highway US 81 closely follows the trail across Garfield County and all of Oklahoma. There are several important historic sites along the trail in northern Oklahoma. Visit the Chisholm Trail page for more photographs!