What is Bristow, Oklahoma?
'''Bristow''' is a [[city]] in [[Oklahoma]] in the [[United States]]. When Creek County reached statehood and had 1,134 residents, Bristow was chosen to serve as its county seat. To determine whether the seat would stay in Bristow or relocate to [[Sapulpa, Oklahoma|Sapulpa]], which was said to be more centrally located, the county, however, called a special election on August 20, 1908. Bristow boasted greater railroad connections and a larger population. Although Bristow alleged there were voting anomalies, Sapulpa won the election. A second vote was held on November 20, 1912, After the election was declared void. Once more, Sapulpa emerged victorious in both the election and the county seat. {{Oklahoma towns}} {{US-geo-stub}} [[Category:Cities in Oklahoma]]