[4] The Muscogee Creek who first settled it after removal in the 1830s named it for their ancestral town of Wetumpka in Alabama.

Wetumka prospered as a major shipping point for cotton, corn, pecans, and livestock produced by farmers in the surrounding area.

The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture estimates the number of temporary workers brought the total city population to about four thousand.

There was sufficient activity to cause the railroad to build a large freight warehouse in April 1925.

With the booming economy, the city paved the streets and added three rooms to the school building.

Perhaps the most significant sign of growth was that the citizens petitioned Governor Jack C. Walton to designate Wetumka as a city of the "first class".

Railey Manufacturing Company provided employment to workers who crafted wood flooring and doors.

During World War II, the Army operated a prisoner-of-war camp for German prisoners.

In March 1973 a municipal complex opened to replace city hall, which had been destroyed by fire on November 13, 1971.

[5] Wetumka is approximately 15 miles (24 km) northeast of Holdenville, the county seat.

The town had a public school system by 1902 The Wes Watkins Technology Center is located in Wetumka.

[5] Wetumka was conned by a man named F. Bam Morrison in 1950, and the town laughs about it each year through a celebration called Sucker Day.

[8][9] The event has arts and crafts, music, and a parade of antique cars, tractors, and horses.