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Oklahoma band map

An accurate Oklahoma state outline anchors 14 vetted locality reference points and a complete 217-profile place index. Touring histories and uncertain locations are explained instead of forced into precise points.

Oklahoma map with 14 vetted reference pointsThe outline follows United States Census Bureau boundary data. Selected markers indicate documented home localities or institutions and are slightly offset where records share a place. Touring routes are not drawn. A complete text place index follows the map.1234567891011121314
State boundary derived from the U.S. Census Bureau TIGERweb state layer. Markers show documented locality anchors and are slightly offset when several bands share one place. This is not a statewide distribution study.
  1. Norman Ladies Band

    Norman · Documented locality

    Community & Municipal
  2. Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce Band

    Oklahoma City · Documented locality

    Workplace & Institutional
  3. Captain Fry's Kiltie Band

    Oklahoma City · Documented locality

    Marching & Parade
  4. 45th Infantry Division Band

    Oklahoma National Guard; Oklahoma · Institutional lineage

    Mapped to the documented Oklahoma City organizational base.

    Military & Veterans
  5. Black Gold Drum and Bugle Corps

    Oklahoma City; member identified from Edmond · Multiple documented places

    Founded in Tulsa; later performance evidence comes from Oklahoma City.

    Marching & Parade
  6. Tulsa Community Band

    Tulsa · Documented locality

    Community & Municipal
  7. Oklahoma Natural Gas Company Employees Band

    Tulsa · Documented locality

    Workplace & Institutional
  8. University of Oklahoma Band

    Norman · Documented institution

    College & University
  9. Langston University Bands

    Langston · Documented institution

    College & University
  10. Chilocco Indian Agricultural School Bands

    Near Newkirk · Documented institution

    School & Youth
  11. Douglass High School Band

    Oklahoma City · Documented school locality

    School & Youth
  12. 129th Field Artillery Band

    Camp Doniphan / Fort Sill area · Documented military installation

    Military & Veterans
  13. McGinty's Oklahoma Cowboy Band

    Ripley, Bristow, and touring · Multiple documented places

    Ripley and Bristow are documented Oklahoma anchors; no speculative tour route is drawn.

    Jazz & Commercial
  14. Oklahoma City Blue Devils

    Oklahoma City and regional touring · Touring / regional

    Oklahoma City is shown as the documented base; no speculative tour route is drawn.

    Jazz & Commercial

Complete text equivalent

All documented place labels

217 available profiles grouped under 122 evidence-based location labels. Historical, institutional, uncertain, and touring qualifiers are preserved.

Oklahoma City

Tulsa