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Created on land that was once part of the Creek Nation, Payne was one of the first counties established in Oklahoma Territory by the Organic Act in May 1890. It was first designated as the Sixth County, but was later named to honor Boomer leader David L. Payne. The county was part of the territory settled during the Land Run of 1889.  Payne County's topography of rolling plains lies mostly within the Sandstone Hills physiographic region, and the western part of the county lies within the Red Bed Plains. The Twin Mounds, limestone-topped hills lying east of Ingalls, is the most noticeable feature. The Cimarron River is the primary waterway, draining most of the county via its own smaller tributaries and Stillwater Creek and its tributaries

Mulhall School in 1905.

Website Updates: Nov 2008: RAFFETY biography Oct 2008: RAFFERTY obit Sep 2008: 1895-1899 Marriages; obit for BROOKS Mar 2009 Zach Mulhall and Lucille Mulhall biographies