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History · Pershing

100% of Pershing’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1909 on.

0on the National Register
100%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Pershing’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 Pershing are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19094 editions of the USGS map, 1909 to 1985. Watch Pershing change.
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Pershing on the map, 1909 to 1985

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

Pershing on the 1909 USGS mapPershing on the 1910 USGS mapPershing on the 1964 USGS mapPershing on the 1985 USGS map1909Pawhuska 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 Pershing.

The story so far

Pershing, in brief

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

Pershing is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Pershing had a population of 42. The CDP is in eastern Osage County, on the south side of Oklahoma State Highway 11, which leads east and south 8 miles (13 km) to Barnsdall and 40 miles (64 km) to the outskirts of Tulsa. In the other direction, Highway 11 leads west and north 8 miles (13 km) to Pawhuska, the Osage county seat.

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Pershing

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

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Ben JohnsonAmerican film actor · b. 1918
Maria TallchiefAmerican ballerina · b. 1925
Anita BryantAmerican singer and activist · b. 1940
Mark PriceAmerican basketball player-coach · b. 1964
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Larry SellersAmerican actor · b. 1949
Patrick CranshawAmerican actor · b. 1919

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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. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.