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History · Twin Lakes

Half of Twin Lakes’ homes were built after 1962

Most of Twin Lakes was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1962. Below: maps from 1892 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Twin Lakes’ 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 Twin Lakes are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18923 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1990. Watch Twin Lakes change.Old housesHalf of Twin Lakes’ homes were built before 1962.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Twin Lakes’s history is told.

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On the map

Twin Lakes on the map, 1892 to 1990

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

Twin Lakes on the 1892 USGS mapTwin Lakes on the 1970 USGS mapTwin Lakes on the 1990 USGS map1892Kingfisher 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 Twin Lakes.

The story so far

Twin Lakes, in brief

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

Twin Lakes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, Oklahoma, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Twin Lakes had a population of 178. The CDP is on the western edge of Logan County, bordered to the west by Kingfisher County. The Cimarron River forms the southern edge of the community. It is 6 miles (10 km) southwest of Cimarron City, 17 miles (27 km) west of Guthrie, and 39 miles (63 km) by road north of downtown Oklahoma City.

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

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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 Twin Lakes

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

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Sam WaltonAmerican businessman · b. 1918
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Nicki AycoxAmerican actress · b. 1975
Hayley McFarlandAmerican actress · b. 1991
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Charlie HaasAmerican professional wrestler and collegiate w… · b. 1972
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Ekpe UdohNigerian-American basketball player · b. 1987
Josh RichardsonAmerican basketball player · b. 1993

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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.