Rogers County

Originally part of the Cherokee Nation, Rogers County was created at statehood, and named for Clem V. Rogers, member of the Oklahoma Constitutional Convention and father of famed Will Rogers.

Catoosa, now a port, was once a rail terminal which saw the likes of the Daltons, Youngers, Doolins and other outlaws pass through its boundaries. The waterway extends from the Verdigris, Arkansas, and Mississippi rivers to the Gulf of Mexico.

Tulsa Port of Catoosa, is one of the largest, most inland river-ports in the United States! Located at the head of navigation for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Northeast Oklahoma, the Tulsa Port of Catoosa offers year round, ice-free barge service with river flow levels controlled by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. And with worldwide access capabilities, your products can travel easily and efficiently from America's heartland to the rest of the globe.

Chelsea is located on Historic Hwy 66 and is the location of the first commercial oil well in Oklahoma. The famed singing cowboy, Gene Autry, once worked as a telegraph operator for the Chelsea railroad.

Claremore, the county seat, was named for the Osage Chief Clermont, killed during the Clermont Mound Massacre. It claims as its own such notables as singer Patti Page and astronaut Stuart Roosa. Lynn Riggs, author of Green Grow the Lilacs, from which the musical Oklahoma! was adapted, was born three miles from Claremore. J.M. Davis, a local resident, owned a hotel and collected more than 20,000 guns in his lifetime.

Inola, located 15 miles east of Tulsa on U.S. Hwy 412, is one of the fastest growing communities in Oklahoma and is known as the "Hay Capital" of Oklahoma.

Oologah, located north of Tulsa on U.S. Hwy 169, is the birthplace of Will Rogers. Oologah Lake is the place to be in Rogers County if you want to swim, boat or fish.

Foyil

Sequoyah

Talala

Verdigris

While agriculture is still basic, the mining of coal and shale has also been important to the economy of Rogers County. Points of interest in the county include the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore, which attracts nearly one million visitors annually; the J.M. Davis Gun Museum; Totem Pole Historical Park located east of Foyil; and the Belvidere Mansion in Claremore.

Rogers County is part of the Tulsa Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Rogers County Map