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History · Tuskahoma

Tuskahoma’s post office opened in 1910, and 14% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listing is the Tuskahoma. Below: maps from 1899 on.

1910first post office
1on the National Register
14%homes built before 1940
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How Tuskahoma began

When was Tuskahoma founded?

1910

The Tuskahoma post office opened in 1910, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 102116 years
Founding year: the first Tuskahoma post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).The full story ↓

What stands out about Tuskahoma’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 Tuskahoma are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19013 editions of the USGS map, 1901 to 1991. Watch Tuskahoma change.Mapped building by building4 fire insurance maps, 1899 to 1916, drew every building in Tuskahoma.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Tuskahoma’s history is told.

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On the map

Tuskahoma on the map, 1901 to 1991

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

Tuskahoma on the 1901 USGS mapTuskahoma on the 1971 USGS mapTuskahoma on the 1991 USGS map1901Tuskahoma 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 Tuskahoma.

Every building

Tuskahoma, building by building, 1899–1916

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a year, then a sheet.

Tuskahoma fire insurance map, 1899, sheet 11899Sheet 1 of 1
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Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

The story

How Tuskahoma came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Tuskahoma.

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A United States Post Office was established at Tushka Homma, Indian Territory on February 27, 1885. On October 28, 1891, the spelling changed to Tushkahomma. On December 6, 1910 the official spelling changed to its present rendering, Tuskahoma. The community has also been served by post office locations at nearby Council House (1872–1880) and Lyceum (1896–1900). Council House was at the Choctaw Capitol Building and Lyceum was at the former Tuskahoma Female Academy.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

Tuskahoma, decade by decade

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On the National Register

1 historic place in Tuskahoma

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts
first listed
1970
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Questions about Tuskahoma’s history

What year was Tuskahoma founded?

The Tuskahoma post office opened in 1910, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Tuskahoma?

One place: the Tuskahoma (listed 1970).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (8), the National Register of Historic Places (1), Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.