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History · Foyil

Foyil’s post office opened in 1890, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

Most of Foyil was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1996. Its Register listing is the Foyil Filling Station.

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Quick answers

How Foyil began, and where its name came from

When was Foyil founded?

1890

The Foyil post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 368136 years

How did Foyil get its name?

Foyil was named for Alfred Foyil, a local landowner and the first postmaster of the town.

Founding year: the first Foyil post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

What stands out about Foyil’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 Foyil are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Foyil’s history is told.

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The story so far

Foyil, in brief

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

Foyil is a town in Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named for Alfred Foyil, a local landowner and the first postmaster of the town. As of the 2020 census, Foyil had a population of 368.

Its first post office opened in 1890. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 344 to 368 (+7%).

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

By decade

Foyil, decade by decade

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Foyil

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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Foyil Filling Station
Foyil Filling Station
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Foyil Filling StationBuilding

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Foyil

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

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Will RogersAmerican humorist and entertainer · b. 1879
Patti PageAmerican country-pop singer · b. 1927
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Helen WaltonCo-owner and cofounder of Walmart Inc. · b. 1919
Gary ConditAmerican politician · b. 1948
Ralph TerryAmerican baseball player · b. 1936
RebelAmerican professional wrestler and manager · b. 1978
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

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Questions about Foyil’s history

What year was Foyil founded?

The Foyil post office opened in 1890, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Foyil?

One place: the Foyil Filling Station (listed 2015).

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 Wikimedia Commons (6), 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.