Hastings, OK

Hastings is a town in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 104 residents. A community called Bayard existed at the site of present-day Hastings until the Kiowa, Comanche, and Apache Reservation was opened to new settlers on August 6, 1901. Since Indian Territory already had a post office named "Baird", the postal department named the station it established at this location. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Hastings, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Hastings, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map.