A post office was established at Krebs, Indian Territory on February 10, 1886.
 At the time of its founding, Krebs was located in Tobucksy County, a part of the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.
 Krebs began as a coal-mining camp housing European immigrants who came to work coal mines in the surrounding area.
The town is named after Judge Edmond Folsom Krebs (1821-1893), a county judge in Tobucksy County.
Judge Krebs was born of mixed German and Choctaw ancestry in Winston County, Mississippi.
A post office was established at Krebs, Indian Territory on February 10, 1886.  At the time of its founding, Krebs was located in Tobucksy County, a part of the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.  Krebs began as a coal-mining camp housing European immigrants who came to work coal mines in the surrounding area. The town is named after Judge Edmond Folsom Krebs (1821-1893), a county judge in Tobucksy County. Judge Krebs was born of mixed German and Choctaw ancestry in Winston County, Mississippi.
Krebs, Oklahoma