Guymon City Hall is located at 219 NW 4th Street, Guymon, OK 73942. Phone: 580-338-3396
Guymon serves as the county seat of Texas County, located in the Oklahoma Panhandle. Its history dates back to the late 1800s when the region was known as "No Man's Land," an unclaimed strip outside any state or territory's jurisdiction. The Organic Act of 1890 brought this area into Oklahoma Territory, paving the way for settlers.
The town's roots emerged in the 1890s after Edward T. "E.T." Guymon, head of the Inter-State Land and Town Company, acquired land west of the Beaver River. Growth accelerated in 1901 when the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway laid tracks from Liberal, Kansas, to Texhoma, Texas, running through a spot first called Sanford Switch. That year, a post office opened as Sanford but was soon renamed Guymon to honor E.T. Guymon. Nearby Hardesty businesses, including the Hardesty Herald (later the Guymon Herald), shifted to this budding railroad hub.
When Oklahoma became a state in 1907, Guymon boasted 839 residents and secured its role as Texas County's seat. By 1910, its population climbed to 1,342, fueled by farming and supported by banks, hotels, and a flour mill. The 1920s brought further expansion to 1,507 people, and by 1930, it hit 2,181. The Great Depression and Dust Bowl struck fiercely, with the infamous "Black Sunday" dust storm on April 14, 1935, standing out as the region's most severe.
After World War II, the Hugoton-Panhandle Gas Field's discovery sparked an industrial surge, boosting carbon black production and manufacturing.