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History · Coleman

Coleman’s post office opened in 1910

Most of Coleman was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1986. Below: maps from 1899 on.

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0on the National Register
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How Coleman began

When was Coleman founded?

1910

The Coleman post office opened in 1910, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Ego (1895), opened inside today’s town and later closed.

2020 census: 290116 years
Founding year: the first Coleman post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Coleman’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 Coleman are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18994 editions of the USGS map, 1899 to 1985. Watch Coleman change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Coleman’s history is told.

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On the map

Coleman on the map, 1899 to 1985

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

Coleman on the 1899 USGS mapColeman on the 1900 USGS mapColeman on the 1968 USGS mapColeman on the 1985 USGS map1899Atoka 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 Coleman.

The story so far

Coleman, in brief

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

Coleman is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. The town was previously known as Ego, which was the name assigned to the post office when it was established in 1895. The post office name was officially changed to "Coleman" on September 10, 1910 due to a tornado that destroyed the town. The Census Bureau defined a census-designated place ("CDP") for Coleman in 2015; the 2010 population within the 2015 CDP boundary was 319 and contained 154 housing units. The population was 290 as of the 2020 Census. Coleman has its own schooling system and 2 general stores.

Its first post office opened in 1910.

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

Timeline

Coleman, 1895 to 1918

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1895Post officeThe Ego post office opens
  3. 1899On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  4. 20th century
  5. 1910Post officeThe Ego post office closes
  6. 1910Post officeThe Coleman post office opens
  7. 1918Born hereJohn H. Ross is born here
  8. 1918Born hereAl Tate is born here
By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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

2 famous people were born in Coleman

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John H. RossDecorated World War II photo reconnaissance pil… · b. 1918
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Al TateAmerican baseball player · b. 1918
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and burying grounds

Coleman’s post office has been open since 1910. Another post office, Ego, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Ego
1895–1910
Coleman
1910–today
18901960today
1cemetery inside Coleman
Coleman

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

Questions about Coleman’s history

What year was Coleman founded?

The Coleman post office opened in 1910, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, 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.