Oxford’s history really began in 1869, when the Osage Indians camped near the large cottonwood ford which winds along the Ninnescah River and dumps into the Arkansas River. Chief Napawalla first gave Oxford its name. When the Treaty of 1870 was signed, the Osage Tribe moved from the area and left thousands of acres of the town “Napawalla” to be purchased by settlers.

Oxford is known for The Old Mill. The mill was built in 1874 by D. N. Cook and John Hewitt. 

January, 1871: Oxford Town and Emigration Company laid out the city of Oxford...