History
Limited archaeological surveys may have discovered evidence of pre-contact peoples, including Paleo-Indian and Archaic (6000 BC - 1 AD) groups that used the area for hunting and foraging. The historic Osage, Cheyenne, and Comanche tribes traversed the prairie grasslands of this area.
Before the county's creation, The Chisholm Trail's many routes crossed the area. A stage road which paralleled the trail had important stops at Dover Station, King Fisher Station and Baker Station.
The area was given to the Creek Nation by the federal government after their forced removal from Georgia. At the end of the American Civil War, the Creeks were forced to cede the land back to the federal government for siding with the Confederacy. It became part of the Unassigned Lands, and the area was open to non-Indian settlement on April 22nd, 1889. After the land run, the town of Kingfisher quickly formed.
Originally called County 5, Kingfisher County was created with the Organic act of May 2, 1890. After an August 5, 1890 election, the voters of County 5 overwhelmingly voted for the name "Kingfisher" over "Hennesey" and "Harrison"
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