Grand, Oklahoma

Ghost town in Oklahoma, United States

Grand, Oklahoma

Ghost town

Grand was the county seat of old Day County

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Coordinates: 35°58′56″N 99°47′43″W﻿ / ﻿35.98222°N 99.79528°W﻿ / 35.98222; -99.79528
Country| United States
State| Oklahoma
County| Ellis
Founded| 1892
Abandoned| 1943
Named for| Grandville Alcorn
Elevation

| 2,105 ft (642 m)

Grand is a ghost town in Ellis County, Oklahoma, United States. It served as the county seat of Day County and then of Ellis County until the seat moved to Arnett in 1908.

## History

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Today's community of Grand was the one-time county seat of Ellis County, Oklahoma. First established as Ioland to be the county seat of "E" County (later Day County). When the Cheyenne Arapaho reserve was opened, it was moved across the Canadian River and renamed Grand. According to George Shirk, its namesake was Grandville Alcorn, the son of Robert Alcorn, county judge.[1]

When Day County was extinguished at statehood, Grand found itself in Ellis County, and was the county seat until August 26, 1908. The Ellis County courthouse moved to Arnett. The Grand post office existed from November 4, 1892, until September 30, 1943.[1] Only the footings of the courthouse and the vault that once held the Day county records remain visible at the site.

Grand contained a cemetery and a post office; the cemetery is located at 36°00′47″N 99°49′05″W﻿ / ﻿36.01305°N 99.81801°W﻿ / 36.01305; -99.81801.[2][3]

The site was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 as the Grand Town Site.[4][5]

## Notable people

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Grand was the birthplace of western musician Spade Cooley in 1910.[6]

## See also

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* National Register of Historic Places listings in Ellis County, Oklahoma

## External links

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* http://digital.library.okstate.edu/Chronicles/v028/v028p399.pdf Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine C. A. Squire, "Old Grand, GhostTown," Chronicles of Oklahoma." Accessed July 2, 2015.

## References

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1. ^ a b Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 Accessed March 1, 2020.
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grand Cemetery
3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Grand Post Office (historical)
4. ^ Latham, K. "Exploring Oklahoma History / Grand". Retrieved March 25, 2017.
5. ^ "Day County - The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture". Retrieved March 25, 2017.
6. ^ "Donnell Clyde "Spade" Cooley (1910-1969)". Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Archived from the original on November 2, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2014.

* Wright, Muriel H., George H. Shirk, Kenny A. Franks. Mark of Heritage. Oklahoma City: Oklahoma Historical Society, 1976.
* Wright, Muriel H. "Old Day County Oklahoma Territory" Archived 2007-02-04 at the Wayback Machine. Chronicles of Oklahoma 13:2 (June 1935) 219. (accessed February 15, 2007)

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National Register of Historic Places in Ellis County, Oklahoma

Arnett|

* Davison Silo
* Eggleston Springs
* Ellis County Courthouse
* Grand Town Site

Camargo|

* George Carr Ranch House

Fargo|

* Stock Exchange Bank

Gage|

* Bank of Gage

Shattuck|

* Ingle Brothers Broomcorn Warehouse
* First State Bank
* Shattuck National Bank Building

See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Ellis County, Oklahoma and List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma
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