▁member ▁of ▁both ▁houses ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ick as aw ▁National ▁Council , ▁a ▁county ▁and ▁district ▁judge , ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Daw es ▁Commission . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁state hood , ▁the ▁area ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Love ▁County ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁Pick ens ▁County , ▁Ch ick as aw ▁Nation , ▁Indian ▁Territ ory . ▁It ▁had ▁three ▁incorpor ated ▁towns : ▁Mar iet ta ▁( the ▁county ▁seat , ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 ), ▁Leon ▁( est ab lished ▁ 1 8 8 3 ) ▁and ▁Th acker ville ▁( est ab lished ▁ 1 8 8 2 ). ▁ ▁It ▁also ▁contained ▁two ▁un in cor por ated ▁postal ▁areas : ▁Bur ney ville ▁( post ▁office ▁established ▁ 1 8 7 9 ) ▁and ▁Over bro ok ▁( post ▁office ▁established ▁ 1 8 8 7 ). ▁ ▁The ▁settlement ▁of ▁Court ney ▁at ▁the ▁mouth ▁of ▁M ud ▁Creek ▁was ▁settled ▁ca . ▁ 1 8 7 2 ▁by ▁Henry ▁D . ▁Court ney . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁county ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁, ▁of ▁which ▁ ▁is ▁land ▁and ▁ ▁( 3 . 5 %) ▁is ▁water . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁fifth - small est ▁county ▁in ▁Oklahoma ▁by ▁land ▁area . ▁ ▁Love ▁County ▁is ▁within ▁the ▁Red ▁River ▁Pla ins ▁phys i ographic ▁region , ▁with ▁a ▁rolling ▁to ▁h illy ▁top ography . ▁The ▁Red ▁River ▁and ▁its