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History · Steely Hollow

Half of Steely Hollow’s homes were built after 1994

Most of Steely Hollow was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1994. Below: maps from 1898 on.

0on the National Register
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What stands out about Steely 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 Steely Hollow are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18984 editions of the USGS map, 1898 to 1982. Watch Steely Hollow change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Steely Hollow’s history is told.

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On the map

Steely Hollow on the map, 1898 to 1982

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

Steely Hollow on the 1898 USGS mapSteely Hollow on the 1901 USGS mapSteely Hollow on the 1972 USGS mapSteely Hollow on the 1982 USGS map1898Tahlequah 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 Steely Hollow.

The story so far

Steely Hollow, in brief

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

Steely Hollow is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Steely Hollow had a population of 292.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 206 to 292 (+42%).

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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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Famous people

Famous people close to Steely Hollow

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

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Wilma MankillerPrinciple Chief of the Cherokee Nation · b. 1945
Mary Golda RossAmerican aerospace engineer, first Native Ameri… · b. 1908
Adrian HouserAmerican baseball player · b. 1993
Tyler BunchAmerican actor · b. 1970
Alice Brown DavisSeminole chief, interpreter, rancher, and trader · b. 1852
Barbara StaggsAmerican politician · b. 1940
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

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Questions about Steely Hollow’s history

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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.