Wister is a town in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States.

[4][5][self-published source] A post office was established at Wister, Indian Territory, on June 30, 1890.

[6] At the time of its founding, Wister was located in Sugar Loaf County, a part of the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.

The Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad was an east-west route linking Wister Junction with McAlester and passing through lucrative coal mining towns along the way.

[8] Its eastern terminus was at the St. Louis and San Francisco Railroad, a north-south route connecting Fort Smith, Arkansas with Paris, Texas.

Along with fishing, Wister Lake also offers a wide variety of tourist activities such as camping, waterskiing, and swimming.