Spaulding, OK

Spaulding is a town in Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 149 residents. Although it was initially established at the turn of the 20th century, it did not incorporate as a town until 1978. The community of Spaulding began to develop after the St. Louis, Oklahoma and Southern Railway constructed a line between 1900 and 1901 to connect Sapulpa with the Indian Territory area north of the Red River. A newcomer can read Spaulding through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Spaulding comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. A post office named Spaulding was established on December 29, 1902. Spaulding is located in western Hughes County. Spaulding includes the town drains east to the Little River.