[4] The community of Snyder was established in Oklahoma Territory, just 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Mountain Park in 1902.

Jones named the new town for Bryan Snyder, an employee of the St. Louis and San Francisco Railway (Frisco), which ran north and south through the townsite.

[5] In 1905, a tornado hit Snyder and killed 113 people, including the superintendent of public schools.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, Snyder has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km2), all land.

The economy of Snyder and the surrounding area is largely dependent on farming and ranching.

[5] Great Plains State Park, on Tom Steed Reservoir, is 6.9 miles north of town.

[7][8] The scenic cobblestone community of Medicine Park[9] on Lake Lawtonka is 16.1 miles east-northeast.