Maysville

History

A post office was established at this location on March 19, 1878, and operated until May 29, 1878. It was reestablished as Beef Creek, Indian Territory, on June 17, 1878. The post office took its name from nearby Beef Creek, a tributary of the Washita River. On September 19, 1902, after the town had relocated a mile north to be alongside the tracks of the newly-laid Kiowa, Chickasha and Fort Smith Railway (an affiliate of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway), and the post office joined it, the name was changed to Maysville. The new name was in honor of David Mayes and John Mayes, local ranchers. At the time of its founding, Beef Creek, later Maysville, was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation.

Geography

Maysville is located in northern Garvin County on the south side of the valley of the Washita River. The town has an exclave to the north in McClain County, surrounding Wiley Post Memorial Reservoir. Oklahoma State Highway 19 passes through the center of town as 6th Street, leading southeast to Pauls Valley, the Garvin County seat, and west to Lindsay. State Highway 74 (Ripley Street) crosses Highway 19 on the east side of downtown, leading north to Purcell and south to Elmore City. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Maysville has a total area of , of which are land and , or 19.52%, are water. The Washita River, a tributary of the Red River, passes to the north of the town.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  298
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  250
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  218
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  206
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  202
• Scissor-tailed Flycatcher

  Tyrannus forficatus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  176
• Great Blue/Cocoi Heron

  Ardea herodias Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  166
• Red-tailed Hawk

  Buteo jamaicensis (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  163

Largest nearby schools

• WAYNE ES
  Elementary · Wayne · 204 students · 12.8:1 ratio
• WAYNE HS
  High · Wayne · 146 students · 20.9:1 ratio
• WAYNE MS
  Middle · Wayne · 99 students · 16.5:1 ratio

Most recent

• M 3.29 — 2026-09-04
  2 km SSW of Dibble, Oklahoma
• M 2.56 — 2026-06-13
  6 km ENE of Edmond, Oklahoma
• M 3.5 — 2026-05-19
  2 km ESE of Johnson, Oklahoma
• M 2.72 — 2026-05-15
  4 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma
• M 2.91 — 2026-03-22
  5 km SE of Ratliff City, Oklahoma
• M 2.76 — 2026-03-21
  10 km N of Alex, Oklahoma