Lenapah, OK

Lenapah is a town in north central Nowata County, Oklahoma, United States, eleven miles north of Nowata and sixty two miles northeast of Tulsa. The 2020 census counted 272 residents. Its name is an adaptation of Lenape, the name of a Delaware Tribe of Indians. The town is primarily an agricultural community. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Lenapah, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Lenapah, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. The Kansas and Arkansas Valley Railway, now part of the Union Pacific Railroad system, established a depot at Lenapah in 1889, and a post office opened in the following year. The Verdigris River flows past approximately six miles to the east. Lenapah includes the Verdigris River.