Byars, OK

Byars is a town in McClain County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 184 residents. The present community of Byars is one mile southeast of the Camp Arbuckle site in what is now McClain County. Before Byars was established, there was a community called "Johnsonville", named for local rancher Montford Johnson. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Byars, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Byars, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Byars is in the southeast corner of McClain County, along State Highway 59. Purcell, the McClain county seat, is 25 miles to the northwest, and Ada is 24 miles to the southeast.