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History · Bull Hollow

The history of Bull Hollow

Below: maps from 1899 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Bull Hollow’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Bull Hollow are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18993 editions of the USGS map, 1899 to 1971. Watch Bull Hollow change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bull Hollow’s history is told.

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On the map

Bull Hollow on the map, 1899 to 1971

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Bull Hollow. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Bull Hollow on the 1899 USGS mapBull Hollow on the 1904 USGS mapBull Hollow on the 1971 USGS map1899Siloam Springs sheet · 1:125,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Bull Hollow.

The story so far

Bull Hollow, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bull Hollow yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Bull Hollow is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bull Hollow had a population of 61.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 67 to 61 (-9%).

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

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Bull Hollow

Nobody well known was born in Bull Hollow itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Mickey MantleAmerican baseball player · b. 1931
Gary ConditAmerican politician · b. 1948
Carl BelewAmerican country music singer and songwriter · b. 1931
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Mel CornshuckerCherokee potter · b. 1952
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William KeithAmerican politician · b. 1934
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

KenwoodIts storyD−Tagg FlatsIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps 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.