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History · Tagg Flats

The history of Tagg Flats

Below: maps from 1899 on.

0on the National Register

What stands out about Tagg Flats’ past

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On the map

Tagg Flats on the map, 1899 to 1971

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

Tagg Flats on the 1899 USGS mapTagg Flats on the 1904 USGS mapTagg Flats on the 1971 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 Tagg Flats.

The story so far

Tagg Flats, in brief

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

Tagg Flats is a census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tagg Flats had a population of 12.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 13 to 12 (-8%).

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

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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.