Town file
Allen, Oklahoma
Allen, Oklahoma (Hughes County, Oklahoma) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 600, "Bigfoot Murder Conspiracy" (30 May 2025). Jimmy Glenn Knighton was born on April 15th, 1970, to Della and Glenn Knighton.
- Town
- Allen
- County
- Hughes County
- State
- Oklahoma
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 600
- Approximate location
- 34.878, -96.413
Episode 600 / 30 May 2025 / 75 min / express
Bigfoot Murder Conspiracy
"We're going to Allen, Oklahoma, which is in central Oklahoma, about an hour and 45 minutes to Oklahoma City; this is in Hughes County and a little bit in Pontotoc County" about 0:03:42
The case: Murder of Jimmy Glenn Knighton (July 9th, 2022). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2025
- Population
- 969
- Median household income
- $36,333
- Median home value
- $133,800
History, in brief
- Founded in 1883 by a group of settlers who came to the Choctaw Nation Indian Territory from Texas, led by a Confederate Army doctor, Dr. John Trig Gilmore. about 0:05:37
- The settlers first settled at Cold Springs, northwest of where Allen is now, and others followed. about 0:05:51
- They built a log cabin in 1883 that served as school and church. about 0:05:59
- The town was named after the son of Deputy U.S. Marshal William McCall, presumably Alan McCall. about 0:06:07
- The site where Allen stands was the site of the Battle of Middle Boggy, a Civil War battle. about 0:06:17
- In 1892 Dr. Gilmore became the first postmaster and founded the town's first Masonic Lodge. about 0:06:39
- It became a boom town in the early 1900s; in 1913 an oil well was drilled west of town and the population shot up and then dropped back. about 0:07:00
- The local economy is mainly oil, ranching and agriculture. about 0:07:07
- A bank robbery here in 1928 is fairly famous. about 0:07:13
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A small town that is not very big, with the same population for quite some time; the main part of the town is the school, which connects everyone."about 0:07:21
5 stars
"People from outside the Allen area go to the school because it is on the way to their parents' work; a family friendly place, mainly a country school, so expect country music."about 0:08:06
5 stars
"Small and pretty boring, everyone knows everyone, which is good and bad; not much to do but watch the grass grow, and the reviewer loves living there."about 0:08:51
3 stars
"For a small town most people enjoy what they do for a living because it is peaceful and you do not waste gas driving 30 miles."about 0:09:13
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Phillips, Oklahoma28 miles
- McLoud, Oklahoma54 miles
- Eufaula, Oklahoma55 miles
- Depew, Oklahoma64 miles
- Velma, Oklahoma77 miles
- Jenks, Oklahoma81 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.