*On 2007 Road Map
Contributed by Marlene Stewart

The following list is of Post Office, Schools and place names located in Tonkawa Township, Kay County, Oklahoma. Although every effort has been made to correctly identify and describe all listings on the following maps, errors can occur; sources can have conflicting information. Sources include Chronicles of Oklahoma [OHS], Rooted in the Past Growing for the Future [NCOH], Oklahoma Department of Transportation Maps, court documents of incorporation, Oklahoma Atlas’ and Gazetteers and Kay County Newspapers.

Guiley/Geily [See Alert]
Discontinued February 13, 1902 effective February 28, 1902 with mail to Eddy.

Richland
A Post Office was established May 25, 1894 with Mrs. Mary J Breedlove as postmaster. September 10, 1894 the name was changed to Guiley.

Smackover
Located south of Tonkawa by the Salt Fork River. A oil boom town that reportedly existed from February to June in 1923.

*Tonkawa
A Post Office was established March 9, 1894 with Eli V Blake as postmaster. Named for the Tonkawa Indians. W W Gregory and Eli V Blake took the land in the run where the original town is located. Six months after the run they applied to the government for permission to “prove up” the land and establish a townsite. A Townsite Company was formed and a drawing was held at Arkansas City, Kansas. According to the county records Tonkawa’s incorporation date was January 12, 1895, population 1040. In 1921 the population of over 2500. Tonkawa had it’s own water and power plant, 3 grain elevators, garages, hardware store, furniture store, grocery, drug and general merchandise stores, blacksmith shop, meat market, vulcanizing shop, newspaper, 3 banks, hotels, restaurants, jewelry store, barber shop, lumber yard, bakery, harness shop, millinery store, 7 churches and the University Preparatory School & State Business College. GNIS Site L-365301N LO-0971836W

Tyner
Consisted of a grain elevator [3 mi S & ½ mi W of Blackwell] Located on a 1914 map. GNIS Site L-364420 LO-0971732W

Schools once located in the township were Center-67, Enterprise-75*, Richland-66, Sunnyside-76*, Tonkawa-87 and Union-61*.
(1) (2) (3) School district name was changed.
*Different school districts often had the same name.