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History · Nashoba

Nashoba’s post office opened in 1886

Most of Nashoba was built recently: 5% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1975. Below: maps from 1901 on.

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How Nashoba began

When was Nashoba founded?

1886

The Nashoba post office opened in 1886, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 51140 years
Founding year: the first Nashoba post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Nashoba’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 Nashoba 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 Nashoba’s history is told.

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The story so far

Nashoba, in brief

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

Nashoba is an unincorporated community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, United States, 11 miles southeast of Tuskahoma. As of the 2020 census, Nashoba had a population of 51. A United States Post Office opened at Nashoba, Indian Territory on September 13, 1886. The community took its name from Nashoba County, Choctaw Nation. The county took its name from nashoba, the word in the Choctaw language for “wolf”, and the county was often referred to as Wolf County. Portions of the Nashoba area were formerly in Nashoba County, Choctaw Nation. Nashoba County was disestablished upon Oklahoma statehood on November 16, 1907 and incorporated into McCurtain County and Pushmataha County. Transportation in…

Its first post office opened in 1886.

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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On the map

Nashoba on the map, 1901 to 1972

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

Nashoba on the 1901 USGS mapNashoba on the 1972 USGS map1901Alikchi 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 Nashoba.

Famous people

Famous people close to Nashoba

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

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Nicole DeHuffAmerican actress · b. 1975
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Tim MeansMixed martial artist · b. 1984
Kenny O'DellAmerican country music singer and songwriter · b. 1944
Lane AdamsAmerican baseball player · b. 1989
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Duane WoodAmerican football player · b. 1937
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Hollis E. RobertsNative American politician · b. 1943

Questions about Nashoba’s history

What year was Nashoba founded?

The Nashoba post office opened in 1886, 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.