Geary, Oklahoma
| Geary, Oklahoma | |
|---|---|
| City | |
Geary water tower
|
|
 Location of Geary, Oklahoma |
|
| Coordinates: 35°37′46″N 98°19′5″W / 35.62944°N 98.31806°WCoordinates: 35°37′46″N 98°19′5″W / 35.62944°N 98.31806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| Counties | Blaine, Canadian |
| Government | |
| • Type | Aldermanic |
| • Mayor | Mitchell Paxton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.15 sq mi (10.75 km2) |
| • Land | 4.15 sq mi (10.75 km2) |
| • Water | 0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,549 ft (472 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,280 |
| • Density | 308/sq mi (119.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 73040 |
| Area code(s) | 405 |
| FIPS code | 40-28900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1093156 |
Geary is a city in Blaine and Canadian counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 1,280 at the 2010 census. The town was named for Edmund Guerrier, a scout and an interpreter for the U.S. Army.
The area occupied by the present city of Geary was previously part of the Cheyenne-Arapaho reservation, until it was opened in April, 1892 for settlement by non-Indians. Shuffle Huff and his son, William, filed several land claims in the area and sold two quarter sections to a land development company. A community was begun about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of its present location. Settlers moved the town to the present site to be located on the proposed route of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad line that was to be built west from El Reno.
Edmund Guerriere, of French - Cheyenne ancestry and a former Army scout and interpreter, had acquired a land allotment about 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of the town. According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, the town name was spelled "Geary" because the new immigrants had difficulty spelling and pronouncing the original name. The Geary post office was established October 12, 1892.
Quickly becoming a trade center for the agricultural area that surrounded it, Geary was established as a 'first-class city" in Oklahoma Territory in 1902. The population had grown to 2,561 in that year. That number declined to 1,565 by the time of statehood in 1907.
Geary is located in southern Blaine County and northwestern Canadian County at 35°37′46″N 98°19′5″W / 35.62944°N 98.31806°W (35.629486, −98.318176). The city limits extend southeast along U.S. Route 281 8 miles (13 km) from the center of town to Exit 108 on Interstate 40. From this point it is 43 miles (69 km) east to downtown Oklahoma City. U.S. Route 270 leads east from Geary 11 miles (18 km) to Calumet. U.S. 281 and 270 together lead northwest 17 miles (27 km) to Watonga.
...
Wikipedia