Grand, Oklahoma | |
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 Grand was the county seat of old Day County | |
  Grand  Grand | |
| Coordinates: 35°58′56″N99°47′43″W / 35.98222°N 99.79528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Ellis |
| Founded | 1892 |
| Abandoned | 1943 |
| Named after | Grandville Alcorn |
| Elevation | 2,105 ft (642 m) |
Grand is a ghost town in Ellis County, Oklahoma, United States. It served as the county seat of Day County and then of Ellis County until the seat moved to Arnett in 1908.
Today's community of Grand was the one-time county seat of Ellis County. First established as Ioland to be the county seat of "E" County (later Day County). When the Cheyenne Arapaho reserve was opened, it was moved across the Canadian River and renamed Grand. According to George Shirk, its namesake was Grandville Alcorn, the son of Robert Alcorn, county judge. [1]
When Day County was extinguished at statehood, Grand found itself in Ellis County, and was the county seat until August 26, 1908. The Ellis County Courthouse moved to Arnett. The Grand post office existed from November 4, 1892, until September 30, 1943. [1] Only the footings of the courthouse and the vault that once held the Day County records remain visible at the site.
Grand had a cemetery and a post office; the cemetery is located at 36°00′47″N99°49′05″W / 36.01305°N 99.81801°W . [2] [3]
The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 as the Grand Town Site. [4] [5]
Grand was the birthplace of Western swing musician Spade Cooley in 1910. [6]
