Cushing Map
Cushing is a city in Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 8,371 at the 2000 census.
The city was established after the Land Run of 1891 by Billy Rae Little. It was named for Marshall Cushing, private secretary to U.S. Postmaster General John Wanamaker. An oil boom that began in 1912 led to the city's development as a refining center.
Today, Cushing is a major trading hub for crude oil and a famous price settlement point for West Texas Intermediate on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
Nearby cities include Yale, Tryon, Oilton, Perkins, Stroud.