Tyrone, OK

Tyrone is a town in northeastern Texas County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 729 residents. The town was reportedly named by a railway vice president when the railroad passed through the area. The towns on the railway in Texas County were 10 miles apart, either for the distance between railroad worker camps, or because of needs for water by locomotives at that distance apart. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Tyrone, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Tyrone, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map.