Glencoe, OK

Glencoe Map

Glencoe is a town in Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 583 at the 2000 census.

Glencoe is located at 36°13?41?N 96°55?40?W / 36.22806°N 96.92778°W / 36.22806; -96.92778 (36.228164, -96.927696). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), all of it land.

Glencoe was founded in 1899 with the establishment of the Glenco Post Office on the Eastern Oklahoma Railway. In its early history Glencoe served as a trading center for the area and agriculture was the mainstay of the local economy. On January 22, 1914 a fire swept through downtown and destroyed most of the business district. While, some businesses were rebuilt, the town's future growth was negatively affected by the fire.

Nearby cities include Pawnee, Stillwater, Ripley, Yale, Perkins.