Texhoma, TX-OK ||| Population 854 (258+596) ||| small town, USA
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Texhoma is one of the most unique towns I have ever profiled. It is partly in Oklahoma and partly in Texas - thus the name. How does a community operate when it is split between two states? Texhoma has a nice downtown with classic old buildings and plenty of red brick. And it has a great telling of its history in the middle of downtown. I really enjoyed spending a little time in this unique border town!
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I love these small town, America, videos!
Just watched this video about Texhoma. It is a nice small town wirh an interesting history. Chuckled at your walk back and forth on the Oklahoma and Texas border. Looking forward to what you have next.
Glad you enjoyed it! Fun and unique town to explore!
5am coffee with the Wiesguy, awesome as usual my American brother
Thank you and good morning!
What a beautiful and clean town. This history is amazing and I love that you have a foot in the Texas and one in Oklahoma Line! 😊. Looks like this town is still well loved by those that have made this place home. Thank you so much. Never disappointed with your videos. 😊😊
Thank you so much! Fun place to check out!
Hi john cool town great to see how beautiful it is today . Thanks alot cheers mate🇦🇺
Glad you enjoyed it - thanks!
I saw this on a map recently while looking at potential "wiseguy" style road trip. THANKS FOR SHARING!
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Good video! Looking forward to visiting this town!
I did visit Slapout, Oklahoma. I got a shirt, had lunch, got some gas and headed to No Man’s Land in the panhandle. Went to all the same towns you did.
When I was a young gal, I would straddle the bar on the bigger “Death Go Round”, lock my legs and feet around the bar that went to the center and have someone get the DGR up to speed then throw myself backwards while arching my back. I would throw my arms out too and only be hanging on with my legs. Watching the world upside down. I loved it!!!!
Thank you for bringing up good memories!
The old timers in Iowa would of been remarking about how that young lady was a daredevil! Being that crazy on the merry go rounds.
Late getting to the party today. Started taking care of things to be done today, only to have things changing up and creating new scenarios for me all day long. Almost had withdrawal being kept away from my Thursday morning "Traveling with the Wiseguy".
The hardships that we do not have to put up with in life.
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Well I hope you had a good day.
I was a bit of a daredevil without even knowing it.
I grew up in bayou country down in Louisiana. I used to swing out over the green algae covered bayou holding onto a rope. I couldn’t swim and the bayou probably had an alligator or snake in it. My guardian angel would be working overtime! Oh - I was in 2nd grade when I did this.
@@pamlaenger6870 A daredevil for sure ! I see everyday that I am vertical and running under my own power as a good day. Just happy to be alive after being a dumb kid, and working the jobs and the hours I did till I retired at seventy years of age. Chasing grandkids' sports and activities and keeping the yard looking like someone may actually live here keeps me going. I have a motorcycle yet, but do not find myself putting the miles on as I did even just five or six years ago. But all is good! Hope you find your life the same.
P.S. I did my swinging from a hat rope in the hay barn. At least I didn't have to worry about gators!
You all are awesome - love reading these comments 😊
Very good video as usual. It is always sad to see the declining population numbers, but towns need economic opportunities to grow. Another small town near a state line is Texline, Texas. I have been through this town several times on vacation. One time, I personally saw a car pulled over there for speeding in a school zone. The lights were flashing and we were following the speed limit sign very carefully. A car passed us and the cop came out and pulled him over immediately.
That's incredible. Wasn't there a town you profiled once that straddled Missouri and Arkansas? I don't remember the name for the life of me. Thanks for the Thursday morning video Coach. Looking forward to Sunday!
There's a place called Texarkana which has a part in Texas and part in Arkansas. God bless.
Yes it was called Blue Eye I believe. The Arkansas portion was in the smallest 10 towns!
Over here in southern West Virginia. We have the small city of Bluefield. Part of it in WV and spills over into Virginia. It's an old railroad town that too is in decline.😢
Sounds interesting!
Bristol County Rhode Island and Bristol County Massachusetts are only divided by the state line.
A pretty little town ❤ Thanks for taking us there John 🙏👍😊
My pleasure 😊
I love seeing videos about towns on state lines. My dad grew up in a town called Florala, AL. I think it’s only in Alabama, but it’s on the state line. Thx for sharing.
I’ve been there! Was gonna to do video about it but didn’t have time that day 😊
Very pretty and clean
That little airstrip is one of those "do it yourself" situations. 🛩🛩🛩Thanks for the interesting video.
Thanks for watching!
THANKS COACH 😊
You got it!
Another cool place Coach....
Agreed!
Hey Coach. The dual identity thing is cool.On the air strip, we have Montauk out east which is close to the road, but it's very safe. The play ride, brings a splinter concern and a smoothness element that evokes thoughts of spooky noises, 6.2, is the best we have in a situation such as we face here.Be well.
I like it when you give your own ratings - like Yelp haha!
Nice little town, not many of this size with a pool and community center. Reminds me of Marlette, Mi with the same. Thanks for sharing
It seemed like it had some good community pride!
It never occurred to me that a small town in a remote location would require some innovation to develop a common school district. It appears from what I’ve read that their HS graduates have their choice of TX and OK public universities, considered in-state by both. That’s quite a privilege. Thanks for sharing!
That’s very cool - thanks for the tidbit!
Oh hell no, not Texoma ! I lived out there for a year in a brand new, at the time motel called the Home town Inn. I was a crane oiler for Barnhart crane and rigging and we built those wind farms outside of town. We also installed a ton of those wind generators at Gruver, Tx. also. That livestock auction in Texoma served the best steaks and that little town was a great place to live and work and the people that lived there were very friendly ! It's been twenty some years since i lived and worked around Texoma and I appreciate you taking me back there John ! Now quit messin' around and take us somewhere else, your burnin' daylite !
I ate there for dinner too. Very good!
Those Rock Island tracks are often referred to as The Golden State Route, as they once hosted the Rock Island/Southern Pacific train called the Golden State that ran from Chicago to LA
My aunt is the mayor of the Texas side. I’ve landed out at that airport a couple times. The arrows indicate a displaced threshold so you can take off there but not land.
Oh wow that’s cool!!
I like it, been through there many times truckin.😊
Right on 😎
What a beautiful town😍
Fall 2005, my son was the center for his high school football team, Washington Warriors. We played Texhoma in a playoff game at their stadium. I had remembered it as the town was in Oklahoma, and the football stadium was in Texas! Glad you cleared that up! 😂 it was a 6 Hour Dr. from our home in Washington. No limit on how far you’ll travel to watch your son and his team play! Really a pretty little town, I didn’t remember any of it except the football stadium.
That’s a long drive for a HS game!
@@TravelwithaWiseguyNo kidding!! My friends and I still talk about it!😂
Stellar as usual!
Thanks!
Very quaint towns. Enjoy your videos very much John. Thank you. P.S. I'm originally from Terrell Texas ( East of Dallas) ❤❤
Very cool! Thanks! 😎
Thank you for another informative video. It is not a small town, but Kansans City is on both sides of the Kansas and Missouri State lines. Part of the border is a River,but state line road runs north and south along part of the border. There are small towns, but they are all on one side or the other until you get to Tiff City on the Oklahoma, Missouri, border. There is another town on the other side of the State of Missouri that is on both sides of a state line, but I think they call the part of the Town in Illinois, East St..... Someone in Texhoma, got a deal on red paint... Thank you again for taking us along on your journey.
John loving your music this afternoon. So mellow and tranquil. What a way to travel America,sitting here in my living room. Thanks for sharing your travels with us.
Thank you both 😊 fun little town to visit!
Wow, you're going to a lot of places I have been! Have spent a lot of time in my younger days in Goodwell and Texhoma!
Oh boy, speeding and passing in a school zone. Double fine. In most states passing is not allowed in school zones either...
Goodwell coming up next week 😊
@@TravelwithaWiseguy There's also Hooker (Home of the Horny Toads 😁) and Optima and Tyrone all along 54 and then Hardesty and Straight and I think a couple other places but can't remember them.
I grew up in texhoma !!! It was great , we used to raise he'll on the Oklahoma side then run to the TX side to get away from the police ( great man named Jim tanquery ) then go back after he cooled off !!!
My aunt owns the oldest home in the town !!!
Oh my 😂😂😂
I worked with tanquary at texas county he was a great man
Wow a town I haven’t been to yet 😂 Adding it to my long list of need to visit places 👍🏻
Cool town to visit!
Enjoyed this video. Have you been to Bristol TN / VA? State Street has the state line going through town. It’s also considered by many to be the birthplace of country music with the Bristol recordings from the 1920’s. The baseball / softball field in the video had very green grass for summer in OK / TX.
Thanks! Haven’t been there but I’m a racing fan and would love to!
We live near the town of Delmar split by the main street with Delaware on one side and Maryland on the other. Delaware has no state sales tax. That's neat.
Nice 😎
That was one place I was originally looking at going through on my walk.
Are you in Arkansas yet? ❤🙏🥾😊
@@anitasimmons3599 Yep, I sent you a text.
Safe travels!
I'm so glad you walked on both states like that. I would have totally done that. I lived on the border of two cities growing up, Scottsdale and Tempe. Continental Dr was the borderline and many times on the way to school I would walk in the middle of that road and say I'm in Scottsdale, I'm in Tempe...just like you did. LOL Yes I am a true nerd.🤓
We’re all nerds here 😂
You ran from Texas to Oklahoma!!!
I would love to visit
Long run 😂
The OU-UT rivalry must be nuts!
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I live in goodwell cant wait to see the episode on it
Interesting town. I've heard of towns sitting on the county line but not like Texhoma. Matter of fact when I was in junior high school, I had a teacher who told us that her family had a home that part of it was in one county and another part was in another county. I had never heard of that before. I call them Merry-go-rounds instead of death-go-rounds as it sounds better. Because it's for children and being merry sounds better to me. 😊 Happy trails to you and God bless. P. S. Today junior high is called middle school.
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Thanks! Definitely an interesting town and I wonder what issues they have with it being in two states.
@@TravelwithaWiseguy I guess you should've asked someone while you were there. Happy trails to you and God bless.
Interesting split town! Oh…. Ordered one of your t-shirt which will be arriving this week!!
Awesome! Thank you, much appreciated!
I went to school 1-8 on the Texas side back in 1965
new old music, i like!
Haha thanks :)
As a person who lived for many years in the Texas Panhandle and visited the Oklahoma Panhandle at least 100 times, the locals pronounce the town name Tex-home-uh. Lake Texoma north of Dallas is pronounced more like Tex-o-muh which is more like you were pronouncing the name of the town.
Thank you!
Been through there. 😊
Cute little town but where is everybody? It’s so quiet!
They were busy driving down 54 😂
Were the domed roof building schools? Tornado damage prevention perhaps. I saw the large siren on the tower. Ahh the wheel of death, appropriately painted as it should be.
Good thinking!
Threw me off a bit, I live in Dallas, just south of the Oklahoma border, and there's Texoma here, not with the "H".
Interesting!
Teeter totter? Always called it a see saw!
Haha I go back and forth :)
Teeter totter is usually heard in Upstate NY, is an old Dutch term for a see saw.
Cool man .
Many of the downtown sidewalks were built by wpa.
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So do you ever do any recruiting during your travels? I assume the NCAA has limits to when and how recruiting can be done. Anyway, be good and safe Coach! 🙏🏼
I try not to mix those types of travels. There are rules, but I could do both. It gets tricky on how to get reimbursed :)
Which state takes better care of there..... buildings, roads, trees, sewage ? 8.5 odd number.... .5 ? I better stop talking, this makes me sound bitter and mean (lol). Be good, be safe !!
"North Texas, Southern Oklahoma". Certainly north TX, but Southern OK?? I mean, technically, sure, but...
Very true haha 🤣
What do they do about addressing
Good question. I’m guessing some have OK addresses and some TX but probably just one post office.
Why is it called Texhoma? Why not Oklahaxas!
😂😂😂 they should start a town down the line. Would be quite the rivalry!
Town still there because rail road still there? RR leaving is the death of small rural towns
Get off that side youll get germs
Maybe that's why I'm sick ;)
@@TravelwithaWiseguy The Okla virus