Unattended Death and Biohazard Cleanup in Mannford, OK

Mannford is a city in Creek County, Oklahoma, about 22 miles west of Tulsa on State Highway 51, situated on both sides of a southwest arm of Keystone Lake.

Mannford's name comes from "Mann's Ford," a crossing of the Cimarron River where Tom and Hazel Mann had received a Creek allotment.

The Arkansas Valley and Western Railroad — later part of the Frisco — built through the area in 1902–03, making Mannford an important cattle-shipping point, and its post office was established on April 11, 1903.

When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers built Keystone Dam, the rising lake was set to flood the original town, so Mannford's citizens relocated the entire town several miles southeast; the move was completed in 1963.

Mannford claims the title "Striped Bass Capital of the World" for the fishing on Keystone Lake, a reservoir formed where the Arkansas and Cimarron rivers meet.

More than a fifth of Mannford's total area is water, because the city wraps around the Salt Creek arm of Keystone Lake.

Mannford had a population of 3,262 at the 2020 census, up from 3,076 in 2010, and the 2010 census counted 1,159 households in the town.

On August 3, 2012, a wildfire south of Mannford burned over 78 square miles, forced the evacuation of the town, and destroyed dozens of buildings.

The Mannford Historical Museum preserves relics of the old towns of Mannford, Keystone and Prue, all of which were submerged beneath Keystone Lake.

The Mannford Public Schools district is the city's largest employer, serving about 1,486 students across five schools, including Mannford High School.