[4] The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway built a station at this site in 1899, which it named Copan, after the city of Copán, Honduras.

As it exited south of town, it rejoined the current alignment at Washington County Road N 3975 Rd.

OK-10 came out of the town of Wann Oklahoma in northern Nowata County Oklahoma, entered the town at Golden Avenue, then came south on Caney Street (old U-75) for 0.3 miles, then continued west on Weldon Avenue.

Prior to the merger between the Burlington Northern and the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe in 1995, the line between nearby Caney Kansas into Tulsa Oklahoma was the main north-south rail line through Washington County Oklahoma.

It ran roughly parallel with Caney Street, and continued on the west side of downtown Copan, then exited the town to the south.

Towns and cities in Washington County Oklahoma that were served by the line were, Owen Township, Copan, Dewey, Bartlesville, Ochelata, Ramona, and Vera.

The existing switch is located west of Greenwood Avenue where it merges with the current BNSF Cherokee Subdivision through downtown Tulsa.

The line was to be abandoned by the newly formed Burlington Northern & Santa Fe (BNSF).

This would have left Washington County Oklahoma including Copan without rail service.

This line also served the Montgomery Kansas towns of Caney, Havana, Wayside, Bolton, Independence, and Cherryvale.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.6 km2), all land.