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History · Hoyt

Hoyt’s post office opened in 1890

Most of Hoyt was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1962. Below: maps from 1900 on.

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How Hoyt began, and where its name came from

When was Hoyt founded?

1890

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

2020 census: 82136 years

How did Hoyt get its name?

Hoyt was named for Babe Hoyt, a local ferryboat operator.

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

What stands out about Hoyt’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 Hoyt are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19004 editions of the USGS map, 1900 to 1978. Watch Hoyt change.Old housesHalf of Hoyt’s homes were built before 1962.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hoyt’s history is told.

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On the map

Hoyt on the map, 1900 to 1978

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

Hoyt on the 1900 USGS mapHoyt on the 1911 USGS mapHoyt on the 1963 USGS mapHoyt on the 1978 USGS map1900Sansbois 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 Hoyt.

The story so far

Hoyt, in brief

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

Hoyt is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Haskell County, Oklahoma, United States. The community is 3.9 miles (6.3 km) west-northwest of Whitefield. A post office was established at Hoyt, Indian Territory on August 19, 1890. It was named for Babe Hoyt, a local ferryboat operator. The post office closed on April 17, 2004; it still has its own ZIP code, 74440. As of the 2020 census, Hoyt had a population of 82. It is home to the Hoyt School, which is no longer in use, but has been nominated for classification as an official Oklahoma landmark. At the time of its founding, Hoyt was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.

Its first post office opened in 1890.

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Hoyt

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

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Sim InessAthletics competitor · b. 1930
John Hope FranklinAfrican-American historian · b. 1915
Donna NelsonAmerican chemist · b. 1954
J. C. WattsAmerican politician · b. 1957
Alexander PoseyMuscogee Creek poet, journalist, humorist, and … · b. 1873
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Tim MeansMixed martial artist · b. 1984

Questions about Hoyt’s history

What year was Hoyt founded?

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

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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, 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.