List of city nicknames in Oklahoma

This partial list of city nicknames in Oklahoma compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Oklahoma are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.^[1] Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community "ideology or myth"^[2] are also believed to have economic value.^[1] Their economic value is difficult to measure,^[1] but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by "branding" themselves by adopting new slogans.^[2]

Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency.

• Bartlesville - City of Legends.^[3]
• Beaver - Cow Chip Capital of the World.^[4][5][6]
• Drumright - Town of Oil Repute.^[6]
• El Reno - The Onion Fried Burger Capital of the World^[5]
• Enid - "E-town" or Etown.^[7]
• Glenpool - The Town that Made Tulsa Famous^[8]
• Inola - Hay Capital of the World^[9]
• Mannford - Striped Bass Capital.^[10]
• Muskogee - The Gee
• Oklahoma City
  • The Big Friendly^[11]
  • The City^[4]
  • OKC^[12]
  • The Cinderella City^[13]
• Purcell
  • Quarterhorse Capital of the World.^[14]
  • The Heart of Oklahoma.^[15]
• Rush Springs - Watermelon Capital of the World.^[5][16]
• Stilwell - Strawberry Capital.^[17]
• Tulsa
  • Oil Capital of the World.^[18]
  • T-Town

Lexington -The Prison Town

See also

• List of city nicknames in the United States

References

1. Muench, David "Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts", December 1993, accessed April 10, 2007.
2. Alfredo Andia, Branding the Generic City :), MU.DOT magazine, September 10, 2007
3. Relocate to Bartlesville, Bartlesville Chamber of Commerce website, accessed August 25, 2010
4. U.S. City Monikers, Tagline Guru website, accessed January 5, 2008
5. Wanda McKinney, Our Favorite Town Slogans, Southern Living, April 2005
6. Claims to Fame - Favorites, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
7. "etownwebhome". E-Town magazine.
8. Sloganville, USA Awards For Best City Mottos & Monikers, Tagline Guru website, accessed March 15, 2010
9. "Inola: A Country Way of Life". Inola Chamber of Commerse. Archived from the original on 2008-06-18. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
10. Claims to Fame - Fish, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
11. Barry Popik, Big Friendly, April 18, 2008. Oklahoma City trademarked "The Big Friendly" in 2007.
12. NewsOK.com. Retrieved 2008-02-21.
13. . Retrieved 2011-9.14.
14. Claims to Fame - Animals, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
15. The City of Purcell website, accessed January 5, 2008 Archived October 10, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
16. The World Capital of Whatever, The New York Times by Harold Faber, September 12, 1993.
17. Claims to Fame - Agriculture, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.
18. Claims to Fame - Products, Epodunk, accessed April 16, 2007.