Meeker was established in 1903 when the railroad depot was located on Julian Meeker’s property.
Meeker is a small rural town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma. Based on the 2020 U.S. Census, the total population in the town of Meeker is 1,004.
However, based on the 2022 Oklahoma State Department of Health, there is a population of 8,382 in the Lincoln County Census Tract: 9614, which includes the town of Meeker and the surrounding rural areas.
The town of Meeker is located 14 miles south of Chandler on Highway 18 and 62.
Located in Lincoln County, Meeker is situated at the intersection of State Highway 18 and U.S. Highway 62, approximately fourteen miles south of Chandler, the county seat.
A nearby town, Clifton, had come into existence with the opening of Sac and Fox, and Iowa lands for settlement on September 22, 1891.
However, when the Atchison, Topeka, and Sante Fe Railway built a branch from Shawnee to Arkansas City, it bypassed Clifton and ran through the site of present Meeker, about two miles distant.
Eventually, Clifton residents moved to Meeker. In 1902 – 1903, Walter and Rebecca Fowler and Julian L. and Lettitia Meeker deeded land to M.G. McKee, who had the town platted.
The official plat was filed on March 14, 1903. The residents selected the name of Meeker on May 29, 1903, because a town named Fowler already existed on the rail line.
Meeker has been home to baseball players Carl Hubbell, Jay Hubbell, John Hubbell, Ray Honeycutt, Willeam T. Winford, and Jim Winford.
The Carl Hubbell Museum, located in the Meeker City Hall building, was dedicated on September 26, 1980.
His memorabilia throughout his career and the many awards he received are housed in the museum.
Carl Hubbell died on November 21, 1988, and was laid to rest at the Meeker New Hope Cemetery.