Hoardsville, Oklahoma
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hoardsville was formerly a locale in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. It was situated southeast of Henryetta.
Hoardsville was associated with John Henry Hoard, an African-American born in Kentucky who became a pastor at the First Baptist Central Church in Okmulgee in 1899.[1][2] He purchased farmland in the Henryetta oilfield area, and on February 8, 1909 established the Post Office for Hoardsville, becoming Postmaster.[1][2][3] The town was shown on a 1911 Rand-McNally map, located to the southeast of Henryetta.[4] However, the post office was discontinued on July 14, 1914, after which the mail was handled by Henryetta.[3] Hoardsville nevertheless continued to be shown on maps at least as late as 1919 before disappearing.[5]
The Hoardsville Cemetery continues to exist,[6] though sometimes referred to as the Hoytville Cemetery, located on Arbeka Road north of Interstate 40.[7] As of 2024, burials continue to take place there.[8]
References
- 1 2 "Hoard, John Henry (Hoardsville, Oklahoma)". Notable Kentucky African Americans Database. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- 1 2 "Rev John Henry Hoard". 'Who's Who Among The Colored Baptists' by Samuel William Bacote, 1913 (accessed on FindAGrave.com). Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- 1 2 "Douglas Shipley Genealogy, 4-21-2001, pp.27-30" (PDF). Austin Families Association of America. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Okmulgee County, Oklahoma 1911 Map". Rand McNally (accessed on MyGenealogyHound.com). Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Oklahoma". C.S. Hammond & Co., 1919 (accessed on OSU Digital Collections). Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Okmulgee County Cemetery List". Okmulgee County Genealogical Society. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Hoytville Cemetery". Google Maps. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ↑ "Wanda Lue Goudeau, February 8, 1945-May 4, 2024". House of Winn Funeral Home & Cremations. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
Municipalities and communities of Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cities |  | |
| Towns | ||
| CDPs | ||
| Other communities | ||
| Indian reservation | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
 | This Okmulgee County, Oklahoma location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |