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History · Twin Oaks

Twin Oaks’ post office opened in 1946

Most of Twin Oaks was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1983. Below: maps from 1899 on.

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How Twin Oaks began

When was Twin Oaks founded?

1946

The Twin Oaks post office opened in 1946, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 32880 years
Founding year: the first Twin Oaks post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Twin Oaks’ 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 Oaks are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18993 editions of the USGS map, 1899 to 1972. Watch Twin Oaks change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Twin Oaks’s history is told.

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On the map

Twin Oaks on the map, 1899 to 1972

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

Twin Oaks on the 1899 USGS mapTwin Oaks on the 1904 USGS mapTwin Oaks on the 1972 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 Twin Oaks.

The story so far

Twin Oaks, in brief

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

Twin Oaks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Twin Oaks had a population of 328. A tornado hit the town on March 12, 2006, destroying 42 homes and injuring 8 people in Delaware County.

Its first post office opened in 1946. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 198 to 328 (+66%).

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 Oaks

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

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Leon PenseAmerican gridiron football player · b. 1922
Mason FineAmerican football quarterback · b. 1997
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

KansasIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Twin Oaks’ history

What year was Twin Oaks founded?

The Twin Oaks post office opened in 1946, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) 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.