Editing Jet, Oklahoma (section)

==History==
The community of Jet was founded by the Jett brothers,<ref>[https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=JE008 Oklahoma Historical Society. "Jet" retrieved May 25, 2021.]</ref> six unmarried brothers named Joseph, Trigg, Newt, Warner, John, and Richard Jett, who established homesteads in the former [[Cherokee Outlet]], shortly after its opening to settlement by non-Indians. The brothers erected buildings and opened a general store on Richard's land. The Jet post office was established in 1894, when it was moved from nearby Barrel Springs which was about 1.5 miles northeast.<ref>Anonymous. Untitled. The Alva Pioneer, June 15, 1894. p.1. Accessed September 12, 2022. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-alva-pioneer-postoffice-application/159663790/.</ref><ref>Anonymous. Untitled. The Alva Republican, March 27, 1896. p.2. Accessed September 12, 2022. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-alva-republican-post-office-moved/159663856/.</ref><ref>Holton, C.M. Early Days in Helena Township. The Helena Star, September 17, 1953. p.8. Accessed September 12, 2022. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-helena-star-early-days-in-helena-tow/159663900/.</ref> Warner Jett as the first postmaster. The community grew into a small town, and Jet incorporated in 1900.<ref name="EOHC Jet">[http://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry.php?entry=JE008 Dianna Everett, "Jet," ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture''.] Accessed April 21, 2015.</ref>

The Frisco Townsite Company, owned by the [[Denver, Enid and Gulf Railroad]] (DE&G) (acquired by the [[Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway]] in 1907), surveyed a plot of land about {{convert|2|miles|km}} west of the original town and relocated Jet during 1905-1906.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DOT Drug Testing in Jet, OK |url=https://smartdrugtesting.com/dot-drug-testing-oklahoma/dot-drug-testing-in-jet-ok/ |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=Smart Drug Testing |language=en-US}}</ref> By August 1907, the town had Baptist, Mennonite, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches in addition to seven general stores, two banks, two hotels, two grain elevators, plus a small school under construction.  At the time of statehood in 1907, Jet had a population of 213 people.<ref name="EOHC Jet"/>