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History · Oak Hill-Piney

Half of Oak Hill-Piney’s homes were built after 1994

Most of Oak Hill-Piney was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1994. Below: maps from 1899 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Oak Hill-Piney’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 Oak Hill-Piney are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18993 editions of the USGS map, 1899 to 1979. Watch Oak Hill-Piney change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Oak Hill-Piney’s history is told.

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On the map

Oak Hill-Piney on the map, 1899 to 1979

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

Oak Hill-Piney on the 1899 USGS mapOak Hill-Piney on the 1904 USGS mapOak Hill-Piney on the 1979 USGS map1899Siloam Springs 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 Oak Hill-Piney.

The story so far

Oak Hill-Piney, in brief

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

Oak Hill-Piney is a census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Oak Hill-Piney had a population of 191. The CDP is in east-central Delaware County. It is bordered to the north by the Sycamore CDP, and it is 6 miles (10 km) southeast of Jay, the county seat. The southern border of Oak Hill-Piney is Beaty Creek, a west-flowing tributary of Spavinaw Creek flowing into Lake Eucha and part of the Neosho River watershed.

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Oak Hill-Piney

Nobody well known was born in Oak Hill-Piney itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Verla C. InskoAmerican politician · b. 1936
Rod SmithAmerican politician · b. 1949
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Jack ChrismanAmerican racing driver · b. 1928
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Mel CornshuckerCherokee potter · b. 1952
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Ruth HugheyAmerican literary scholar · b. 1899
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William KeithAmerican politician · b. 1934
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

SycamoreIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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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 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.