Colcord

History

Colcord's history starts decades before the establishment of the town itself, with the community of Row, Indian Territory, in the 1890s. As settlers moved to the area, the town of Row grew and businesses formed, including a bank, a school, a hotel, and others. A Post Office was established on May 20, 1905. In the 1920s, a road (later known as Oklahoma State Highway 116) was built that passed south of the then-healthy town of Row. A rural mail carrier, Charles Burbage, who owned land to the south where the new road was established, platted into blocks, lots and streets. The area grew into a community known as "Little Tulsa" to locals, until residents changed the name in September 1928 to "Colcord," after Charles Francis Colcord. Mr. Colcord was a successful and prominent cattle rancher, oil businessman, and early Oklahoma Territory lawman from Oklahoma City, who owned a large ranch west of the two towns. and the new town was approved to build a high school. A feud between the two towns ensued, and in the first eleven years of Colcord's existence, the school was involved in eleven lawsuits. The community hosts "Old Settlers Day" celebration and parade on the second Saturday of June each year to honor its heritage and the many people that settled in the area and established the town.

Geography

Colcord is located in southeastern Delaware County northeast of Kansas, southeast of Jay, the Delaware county seat, and west of the Oklahoma-Arkansas state line. it is on Oklahoma State Highway 116 east of US-59. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,816
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,408
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  1,302
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  1,278
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,180
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  1,163
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  1,132
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  1,120

Largest nearby schools

• COLCORD ES
  Elementary · Colcord · 517 students · 19.9:1 ratio
• KANSAS ES
  Elementary · Kansas · 345 students · 13.8:1 ratio
• KANSAS HS
  High · Kansas · 273 students · 13:1 ratio
• COLCORD HS
  High · Colcord · 239 students · 15.9:1 ratio
• KANSAS MS
  Middle · Kansas · 173 students · 14.4:1 ratio
• MOSELEY PUBLIC SCHOOL
  Elementary · Colcord · 172 students · 19.1:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 2.82 — 2024-03-23
  9 km SE of Foyil, Oklahoma
• M 2.7 — 2018-12-10
  1 km ENE of Zeb, Oklahoma
• M 2.7 — 2016-04-03
  Arkansas-Oklahoma border region
• M 2.6 — 2010-05-21
  2 km SW of Centerton, Arkansas
• M 2.5 — 2010-04-29
  3 km SW of Centerton, Arkansas