Velma, OK

Velma is a town in Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 554 residents. A post office was established at Velma, Indian Territory on September 25, 1886. Velma was named for Velma Dobbins, daughter of a local merchant and longtime resident. The short version is that Velma carries an earlier story into the places people know and use now. That is the local read on Velma: its past remains attached to the places people use now. Velma is home of the "Annual Old Settler's Picnic and Rodeo", which, since statehood, has been held on the first weekend of August with few interruptions. The event is known for attracting the best Calf Ropers in the United States.