Gerty, OK

Gerty is a town in southern Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 92 residents. During the early 1830s, as a result of President Andrew Johnson's Indian Relocation policy, the Choctaw Indians began moving into this part of what was called Indian Territory. One Choctaw community, then called "Buzzard Flop," became a rest stop for travelers and freight wagons headed westward. Gerty began its educational system with subscription schools. That mix gives Gerty a clear local shape within Oklahoma, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Gerty is located in southern Hughes County 2 miles west of U.S. Route 75, 8 miles southeast of Allen, 17 miles southeast of Holdenville and 12 miles south of Calvin. The town drains south to Panther Creek, a tributary of Muddy Boggy Creek and part of the Red River watershed.