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History · Lane

Lane’s post office opened in 1902

Most of Lane was built recently: 1% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1977. Below: maps from 1957 on.

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How Lane began

When was Lane founded?

1902

The Lane post office opened in 1902, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 300124 years
Founding year: the first Lane post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Lane’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 Lane are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Lane, in brief

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

Lane is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. A post office was established at Lane, Indian Territory on October 6, 1902. Its name reflects the fact the new post office was located in a building which was at the end of lane bounded by rail fencing. At the time of its founding, Lane was located in Atoka County, Choctaw Nation, a territorial-era government unit. The population was 300 as of the 2020 Census. Lane is located along the State Highway 3, 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Atoka. McGee Creek Reservoir, which impounds the waters of McGee Creek, lies northeast of Lane. McGee Creek is a tributary of Muddy Boggy Creek, which flows.…

Its first post office opened in 1902. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 414 to 300 (-28%).

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

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On the map

Lane on the map in 1957

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Lane.

Lane on the 1957 USGS map1957Lane sheet · 1:24,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Lane

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

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Nicole DeHuffAmerican actress · b. 1975
Lowell FulsonAmerican musician · b. 1921
Patrick J. HurleyPolitician · b. 1883
Kenny O'DellAmerican country music singer and songwriter · b. 1944
Ray Wylie HubbardAmerican musician · b. 1946
Patrick SmithAmerican martial artist · b. 1963

Questions about Lane’s history

What year was Lane founded?

The Lane post office opened in 1902, 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.