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Fay is an
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located on State Highway 33 in the extreme southeastern corner of Dewey County, Oklahoma, United States. There is a grainery at Fay, a small convenience grocery, and a community hall with auditorium. Also located at Fay is the headquarters of Indian Records Inc..


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Platted along the
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line, the Fay Post Office opened April 19, 1894. Fay was named after Fay Fisco, the son of the first postmaster.


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* Shirk, George H. ''Oklahoma Place Names''. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. . Unincorporated communities in Dewey County, Oklahoma Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-geo-stub