Delaware, OK - 74027 - U.S. Post Offices on Waymarking.com

The Delaware post office is located at 117 E. Elevator in this town in Nowata County.

Hours: M-F 7:15-12:00, 1:00-4:00
Closed Saturday

Delaware is situated just west of U.S. Highway 169, approximately six miles north of Nowata and eighteen miles south of the Oklahoma-Kansas state line. Delaware was named after the Eastern Delaware tribe, whose members immigrated from Kansas to the area following a treaty made with the Cherokee in 1867.

The town was originally named Comana Switch, a site on the railroad where trains were transferred between tracks. The name Delaware was firmly established when a post office was placed here on March 19, 1898.

Since the early 1900s, the town's principal commodities included cattle and corn. It is located on a rolling prairie a short distance west of the Verdigris River. The Missouri Pacific Railway presently runs north-south through the center of town.

The town's most notable change occurred as a result of the discovery of nearby oil fields in 1904-1905. That find prompted a rapid growth in population, quickly changing Delaware into a bustling boom town of four thousand inhabitants and numerous businesses, including thirteen saloons. However, Delaware grew too rapidly to be sustained. By 1907 statehood the number of residents had fallen to 108, and currently stands at 468.

Type of structure:: Stand alone re-enter Zip Code here:: 74027 Current Status:: Still in Use

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