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History · Sand Point

Half of Sand Point’s homes were built after 1998

Most of Sand Point was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1998. Below: maps from 1901 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Sand Point’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 Sand Point are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Sand Point, in brief

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

Sand Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on Lake Texoma in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Sand Point had a population of 251. The CDP is in western Bryan County, on the east shore of the Washita River tributary arm of Lake Texoma, an impoundment on the Red River. It is 12 miles (19 km) west of Durant, the county seat.

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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On the map

Sand Point on the map, 1901 to 1982

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

Sand Point on the 1901 USGS mapSand Point on the 1982 USGS map1901Denison 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 Sand Point.

Famous people

Famous people close to Sand Point

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

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Chesley SullenbergerAmerican commercial airline pilot · b. 1951
John HillermanAmerican actor · b. 1932
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Booker ErvinAmerican saxophonist · b. 1930
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Joie ChitwoodAmerican racing driver · b. 1912
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Ralph FaudreeAmerican mathematician, the provost of the Univ… · b. 1939
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Mike HaynesAmerican football player · b. 1953

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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.