Swanson County, Oklahoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Swanson County, Oklahoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Pete Best of Oklahoma's 77 counties, Swanson County (county seat Mountain View) was created in 1910 as the 77th county, formed from the southern part of Kiowa County and the western part of Comanche County to better serve the residents. Within a year, it was gone, by proclamation of the Supreme Court. (A majority of the affected Comanche County residents voted against the change.) Its brief life was marred by violence over the location of the county seat. The new 77th county, Cotton County, was created the following year in a different area out of the southern part of Comanche County. The only lasting change to the map was the transfer of Kiowa County's southernmost township to Tillman County. Maps showing the county are rare; one, published by Cram, is hanging in the upper dining area of the Meers Store.