South Coffeyville, Oklahoma
town in Nowata County, Oklahoma, United States
South Coffeyville is a town in Nowata County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, South Coffeyville had a population of 683. The city of Coffeyville, Kansas is located approximately one mile north of the city, existing as a separate political entity.
History
For millennia, the land now known as Oklahoma was inhabited by Native Americans. In the 17th century, white trappers first visiting the area found it occupied mostly by the Osage and Quawpaw tribes. In 1803, modern Oklahoma was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1819, the Arkansas Territory was organized, then was split in 1824 and 1828. An 1828 treaty with the Cherokee Nation assigned the area of Nowata County to the Cherokees, who included it in 1856 in their newly created Cooweescoowee District. The Cherokees and the Delaware signed a treaty in 1867. In 1890, the area became part of the Oklahoma Territory.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “South Coffeyville, Oklahoma” is town in Nowata County, Oklahoma, United States. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through South, Coffeyville and Oklahoma, not as a finished interpretation.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 20, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q973335. Authority coordinates are 36.994, -95.621. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1803, 1819 and 1824.
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