Travel Guide Geary

The area was opened for settlement (on Cheyenne-Arapaho land) in the Land Run of April 22, 1892. The community first settled a mile and a half northwest of its present site. When settlers learned that the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad line being built west of El Reno would not pass through this location, they moved to be closer. The town was named for Edmund Guerrier, a U.S. Army scout and interpreter who was of French and Cheyenne descent. Because Guerrier was difficult to pronounce, the town's name became Geary. A post office was established on October 12, 1892.Geary is now home to less than 1,000 people. A small museum, The Canadian Rivers History Museum, is located at 100 Main Street.