Bison’s post office opened in 1901, and 1 of its places is on the National Register
Most of Bison was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1998. Its Register listing is the John and Mary Fuksa Farm.
How Bison began, and where its name came from
When was Bison founded?
The Bison post office opened in 1901, the earliest record of the town by name.
How did Bison get its name?
The community was named for nearby Buffalo Springs, a historic stagecoach stop and a watering hole on the Chisholm Trail located about a mile north of Bison.
1 historic place in Bison
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
All 1 listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Questions about Bison’s history
What year was Bison founded?
The Bison post office opened in 1901, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What is on the National Register in Bison?
One place: the John and Mary Fuksa Farm (listed 2015).
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
From the National Register of Historic Places (1), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.