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History · Cayuga

Cayuga dates to 1870

Most of Cayuga was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2011. Below: maps from 1907 on.

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Quick answers

How Cayuga began, and where its name came from

When was Cayuga founded?

1870

Cayuga dates its founding to 1870 (Wikipedia’s history).

2020 census: 160156 years

How did Cayuga get its name?

Cayuga was named for the Cayuga people, one of the Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee, and the word itself has a meaning: “the place where the locusts were taken out.”

Founding year: Wikipedia. Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

What stands out about Cayuga’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 Cayuga are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19073 editions of the USGS map, 1907 to 1986. Watch Cayuga change.
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On the map

Cayuga on the map, 1907 to 1986

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

Cayuga on the 1907 USGS mapCayuga on the 1964 USGS mapCayuga on the 1986 USGS map1907Wyandotte 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 Cayuga.

The story so far

Cayuga, in brief

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

Cayuga, originally known as Cayuga Springs, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named for the Cayuga people, one of the Five Nations of the Haudenosaunee, and the word itself has a meaning: “the place where the locusts were taken out.” As of the 2020 census, Cayuga had a population of 160. It was established on the Elk River in the old Seneca Reserve in Indian Territory by Mathias Splitlog and his family in the 1870's. The Cayuga Post Office existed from June 11, 1884, until April 30, 1905.

Cayuga was established in 1870. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 140 to 160 (+14%).

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

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Questions about Cayuga’s history

What year was Cayuga founded?

In 1870, according to Wikipedia’s history of the 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.