The original site was 4 miles (6.4 km) south of the North Canadian River in the area then known as the Creek Nation in Indian Territory.

[5][a] The Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railway (MO&G), built a north–south line through Dustin in 1905.

Before the end of the first decade, Dustin had added four barbershops, a third barbershop, a third drug store, a fourth doctor, a third bank, a livery stable, two hotels, two cotton gins, an ice plant/bottling plant, and a wagon factory.

In the 1930s, the community built Lake Dustin, a community-owned spring-fed 3,200,000 US gallons (12,000 m3) reservoir.

Oklahoma State Highway 84 departs OK-9 in the center of Dustin, leading north and west 10 miles (16 km) to Weleetka.

Fish Creek flows through the southeast corner of the town, running northeast to the North Canadian River.

A total of 25.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Spokogee, Es•po•ko•ke Old name for the Tukahahchee (Tribe) [thought to be a loan word from Shawnee][10]