[3] The city lies within the Little Dixie region of Oklahoma, an area originally settled largely by Southerners seeking a new start following the Civil War.

Like Broken Bow, Hochatown grew around the Choctaw Lumber and Coal Company, (later named Dierks) gaining a post office in 1894 and become a bustling town by 1900.

[3] The lumber company built a railroad spur between Hochatown and the community of Eagletown, Oklahoma to facilitate export of logs.

[5] At the time of its founding, Hochatown was located in Bok Tuklo County of the Apukshunnubbee District, one of three administrative super-regions comprising the Choctaw Nation.

[6][7] On Tuesday, January 10, 2023 the first meeting of the town trustees for newly incorporated Hochatown was held at the Chapel of the Pines Church.