Bluejacket

History

Bluejacket was founded as a station designated by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railway (KATY) in 1871, as it built a line through Indian Territory from Kansas to Texas. A post office was established in 1882. The community was named for its first postmaster, the Rev. Charles Blue Jacket, one-time chief of the Shawnee and grandson of noted leader Blue Jacket. The town was incorporated in the Cherokee Nation in 1894. During the late 1930s, two tornadoes severely damaged Bluejacket. The first, on May 4, 1938, destroyed some barns and killed a farmer and several head of livestock. The second, on August 24, 1939, destroyed much of the business district. This storm killed two young men and caused an estimated half million dollars' worth of damage in the county.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. It is approximately northeast of Vinita, the county seat.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  149
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  124
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  118
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  107
• Eastern Meadowlark

  Sturnella magna (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  100
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

  Tyrannus forficatus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  93
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  88
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  85

Largest nearby schools

• WELCH ES
  Elementary · Welch · 135 students · 13.5:1 ratio
• BLUEJACKET ES
  Elementary · Bluejacket · 110 students · 18.3:1 ratio
• WELCH HS
  High · Welch · 88 students · 8:1 ratio
• WELCH MS
  Middle · Welch · 63 students · 15.8:1 ratio
• BLUEJACKET HS
  High · Bluejacket · 48 students · 12:1 ratio
• BLUEJACKET MS
  Middle · Bluejacket · 44 students · 14.7:1 ratio