Deer Creek, Oklahoma

Deer Creek is an incorporated community in Grant County, Oklahoma, United States.

On February 27, 1899, the post office at the nearby community of Orie was moved to Deer Creek.

Soon, other denominations began meeting in the home of Elijah Franklin Webster, with a Methodist minister leading the service.

Deer Creek is located 12 miles (19 km) east of Medford on Oklahoma State Highway 11.

[5] The town's namesake, Deer Creek, runs approximately one mile east of the community.

[6] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2), all land.

According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, most businesses in town had closed by 1998, and nearly three quarters of the people who are employed commute elsewhere to work.

Grant County map