Kenefic, OK

Kenefic is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 147 residents. The town was named for William Kenefick, president of the Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad, which had constructed a rail line through the region. The town name has been spelled both Kenefic and Kenefick throughout its history. The short version is that Kenefic carries an earlier story into the places people know and use now. That is the local read on Kenefic: its past remains attached to the places people use now. At the time of its founding Kenefic was located in Blue County, Choctaw Nation. The town is served by both State Highway 48 and State Highway 22. McGee Creek State Park and McGee Creek Lake are to the northeast; Lake Texoma is to the southwest.