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Grant dates to 1887

Most of Grant was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Below: maps from 1949 on.

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How Grant began, and where its name came from

When was Grant founded?

1887

Grant dates its founding to 1887 (Wikipedia’s history). Its post office opened in 1889.

2020 census: 190139 years

How did Grant get its name?

Grant was named for President Ulysses S. Grant.

Founding year: Wikipedia. First post office: 1889. Name: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.The full story ↓

What stands out about Grant’s past

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

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The story

How Grant came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Grant.

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The community was founded as a station stop on the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad, which opened through the Indian Territory in June 1887. A post office opened at Grant, Indian Territory on January 31, 1889. It was named for President Ulysses S. Grant.

At the time of its founding, Grant was located in Kiamitia County, a part of the Apukshunnubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.

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Timeline

Grant, 1887 to 1949

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1887
    FoundingGrant is established
  3. 1889Post officeThe Grant post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1905Born hereAlan B. Banister is born here
  6. 1919Born hereLen Pigg is born here
  7. 1949On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Grant on the map, 1949 to 1991

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

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

Famous people

2 famous people were born in Grant

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Alan B. BanisterUnited States Navy admiral · b. 1905
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Len PiggAmerican baseball player · b. 1919

Questions about Grant’s history

What year was Grant founded?

In 1887, according to Wikipedia’s history of the town. Grant’s post office opened in 1889.

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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 Wikipedia, 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.