According to local legend, a white trapper from Kentucky named Benjamin Hulbert married a Cherokee woman and built a store on her allotted land.

The community moved to its present location after the turn of the 20th Century to be closer to the nearest railroad.

Fort Gibson Lake on the Neosho River is 7 miles (11 km) to the west on Highway 51.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.0 square mile (2.7 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the town was 44.94% White, 47.15% Native American, and 7.92% from two or more races.

26.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.