Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma do not have a formally organized municipal government.
State law allows unincorporated communities, under certain conditions, to incorporate or join another municipality Many unincorporated communities were at one time incorporated but for various reasons no longer have a municipal government.
In Oklahoma, incorporated municipalities may petition for dissolution[1] or be declared dissolved after missing two concurrent municipal elections[2] (held April of odd numbered years).
[6] Many unincorporated communities (such as Boggy Depot, Tuskahoma, and Skullyville) played important roles in the development of Oklahoma and others, especially those with schools and post offices, continue to be important centers in rural Oklahoma.
Additional communities have been added using Wikipedia articles which cite authoritative sources.