Hoardsville, Oklahoma

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Hoardsville was formerly a locale in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. It was situated southeast of Henryetta.

History

Hoardsville was associated with John Henry Hoard, an African-American born in Kentucky who became a pastor at the First Baptist Central Church in Okmulgee in 1899. [1] [2] He purchased farmland in the Henryetta oilfield area, and on February 8, 1909 established the Post Office for Hoardsville, becoming Postmaster. [1] [2] [3] The town was shown on a 1911 Rand-McNally map, located to the southeast of Henryetta. [4] However, the post office was discontinued on July 14, 1914, after which the mail was handled by Henryetta. [3] Hoardsville nevertheless continued to be shown on maps at least as late as 1919 before disappearing. [5]

The Hoardsville Cemetery continues to exist, [6] though sometimes referred to as the Hoytville Cemetery, located on Arbeka Road north of Interstate 40. [7] As of 2024, burials continue to take place there. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Hoard, John Henry (Hoardsville, Oklahoma)". Notable Kentucky African Americans Database. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Rev John Henry Hoard". 'Who's Who Among The Colored Baptists' by Samuel William Bacote, 1913 (accessed on FindAGrave.com). Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "Douglas Shipley Genealogy, 4-21-2001, pp.27-30" (PDF). Austin Families Association of America. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Okmulgee County, Oklahoma 1911 Map". Rand McNally (accessed on MyGenealogyHound.com). Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Oklahoma". C.S. Hammond & Co., 1919 (accessed on OSU Digital Collections). Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  6. ↑ "Okmulgee County Cemetery List". Okmulgee County Genealogical Society. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  7. ↑ "Hoytville Cemetery". Google Maps. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Wanda Lue Goudeau, February 8, 1945-May 4, 2024". House of Winn Funeral Home & Cremations. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
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