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History · Limestone

Half of Limestone’s homes were built after 1991

Most of Limestone was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1991. Below: maps from 1901 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Limestone’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 Limestone are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19013 editions of the USGS map, 1901 to 1985. Watch Limestone change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Limestone’s history is told.

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On the map

Limestone on the map, 1901 to 1985

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

Limestone on the 1901 USGS mapLimestone on the 1914 USGS mapLimestone on the 1985 USGS map1901Claremore 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 Limestone.

The story so far

Limestone, in brief

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

Limestone is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rogers County, Oklahoma, United States, at an elevation of 705 feet. It is located less than 10 miles west of Claremore, Oklahoma on Oklahoma State Highway 20. The population was 753 as of July 2020.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 629 to 804 (+28%).

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

By decade

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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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People over time

Limestone, census by census

020040060080020002020Peak: 804

Between 629 and 804 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Limestone’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Limestone

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

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Jennifer JonesAmerican actress · b. 1919
Will RogersAmerican humorist and entertainer · b. 1879
Blake EdwardsAmerican film director, screenwriter and produc… · b. 1922
Patti PageAmerican country-pop singer · b. 1927
Martin GardnerAmerican mathematics and science writer · b. 1914
Garth BrooksAmerican country music singer and songwriter · b. 1962

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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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) 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.