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Claremore is a city and the county seat of Rogers County in Green Country, northeastern Oklahoma, United States. The population was 19,580 at the 2020 census, a 5.4 percent increase over the figure of 18,581 recorded in 2010. Located in the foothills of the Ozark Mountains.
Claremore is best known as the hometown of Oklahoma’s favorite son, Will Rogers. Rogers was born nearby in a rough log cabin “halfway between Claremore and Oologah on November 4, 1879. He rose from a vaudeville career as a sideshow rope‑tricks artist to become one of the most popular humorists in America.
Born when Oklahoma was still Indian Territory, Claremore has an incredibly rich, diverse history and culture that we love to share with our visitors. But we’re not exactly stuck in the past, as you’ll soon discover when you explore our shops, parks, and unique hotels, museums, amenities and attractions.
OKLAHOMA’S FASTEST-GROWING UNIVERSITY. Claremore is home to the Tulsa metropolitan area’s only four-year residential public university, Rogers State University, which opened in 1909 (as Eastern University Preparatory School), just two years after Oklahoma became a state.
Located along America’s Mother Road and home to Oklahoma’s favorite son, Claremore has a rich history and plenty to explore. ATTRACTIONS. OUTDOORS. SHOPPING. AGRITOURISM. So much to see in Claremore. Route 66. Oklahoma is home to the longest stretch of original Route 66—approximately 400 miles.
May 28, 2024 · Claremore, city, seat (1907) of Rogers county, northeastern Oklahoma, U.S., northeast of Tulsa. In 1880 John Bullette, a Delaware Indian, settled on the site, which he called Claremore for an Osage chief whose tribe once lived there.
Claremore’s history dates back long before statehood. While currently located in the heart of the Cherokee Nation and home to many Cherokee citizens, the city’s origin is more closely connected to Osage leader Chief Clermont.
The county seat of Rogers County, Claremore covers a land area of approximately twelve square miles at an elevation of 602 feet. It is located at the intersection of historic Route 66 (State Highway 66) and State Highways 20 and 88, twenty-nine miles northeast of Tulsa.
Visit Claremore. Claremore located on Route 66 gave Oklahoma two of its best-loved sons: pundit and actor Will Rogers and Lynn Riggs, scribe of Green Grow the Lilacs, the play that inspired the musical Oklahoma!
May 19, 2022 · Claremore is a small city situated at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in Rogers County in the US State of Oklahoma. The city is well known as the birthplace and residence of early twentieth-century performer Will Rogers.
