Hardesty, OK

Hardesty is a town in Texas County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 205 residents. The original Hardesty was four miles northeast of the present community. "Jack" Hardesty, who had interests in the area. Hardesty makes sense once you see how its past, landscape, and current gathering spots overlap. The useful thing to know about Hardesty is that its older landmarks and current settings belong to one connected place. Hardesty is just south of the Coldwater Creek arm of the Optima Lake project, including Optima National Wildlife Refuge, and the Optima Wildlife Management Area public hunting lands managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. The town is approximately 28 kilometers or 18 miles southeast of Guymon along Oklahoma State Highway 3, which runs concurrently with U.S. Route 412 through Hardesty.