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History · Blue

Blue’s post office opened in 1874

Most of Blue was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2013.

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When was Blue founded?

1874

The Blue post office opened in 1874, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 200152 years
Founding year: the first Blue post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

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Blue, in brief

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Blue is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located 9 miles (14 km) east of Durant, the county seat. It is named after the nearby Blue River. As of the 2020 census, Blue had a population of 200. Its post office was established on July 1, 1874. At the time of its founding, Blue was located in Blue County, Choctaw Nation. In 1886 that portion of Blue County was joined by portions of Atoka County and Kiamitia County to form Jackson County. Jackson County's western border was the Blue River, just west of the village of Blue.

Its first post office opened in 1874. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 195 to 200 (+3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Lost post offices

Blue had its own post office from 1874 to 1972.

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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

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What year was Blue founded?

The Blue post office opened in 1874, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 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.