The City of Perkins is conveniently located just south of Stillwater on State Highway 33 and Highway 177 and is only 45 minutes from OklahomaCity.The City of Perkins is dedicated to continued growth and prosperity.As with many towns in the area, Perkins began with the Oklahoma Land Run of April 22, 1889. Joseph Wert staked a claim for 160 acres and offered up 40 acres of his land to be established as a township. Thetownship went through three separate names in about a year's time: Cimarron, Italy, and finally Perkins.Why Perkins  It was Bishop Walden Perkins congressman from Kansas) that pulled the necessary political strings to establish the post office for the new township. In honor of Perkins' contributions, the mayor of Italy filed an application with the Guthrie Land Office requesting that the town site be renamed from Italy to Perkins.