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History · Pumpkin Hollow

18% of Pumpkin Hollow’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1899 on.

0on the National Register
18%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Pumpkin Hollow’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 Pumpkin Hollow 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 1972. Watch Pumpkin Hollow change.
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On the map

Pumpkin Hollow on the map, 1899 to 1972

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

Pumpkin Hollow on the 1899 USGS mapPumpkin Hollow on the 1904 USGS mapPumpkin Hollow on the 1972 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 Pumpkin Hollow.

The story so far

Pumpkin Hollow, in brief

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

Pumpkin Hollow is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States, within the Cherokee Nation. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Pumpkin Hollow had a population of 176. The CDP is in eastern Cherokee County, bordered to the east by Adair County, to the northwest by Tully Hollow, and to the southwest by the Illinois River, across from which is the CDP of Sparrowhawk. Pumpkin Hollow is the main valley in the community, running from the northeast to the southwest end. By road, the community is 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Tahlequah, the county seat. This is not to be confused with the unincorporated community of Pumpkin Ce…

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

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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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Stories next door

History across the town line

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SparrowhawkIts 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.