Limestone Gap, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States
34°36′02″N 95°58′17″W / 34.60056°N 95.97139°W / 34.60056; -95.97139Limestone Gap was an unincorporated community in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. The town is now abandoned. A type of limestone is named after the site on Limestone Creek.[2]
A post office was established at Limestone Gap, Indian Territory on March 29, 1875; it closed on February 28, 1922. From September 22, 1897 to July 15, 1901 the name of the post office was Limestone. The area is now known as Gap.[3]
At the time of its founding, Limestone Gap was located in Atoka County, Choctaw Nation.[4]
Gravestones in a cemetery there had deaths dating from 1886 to 1940.[5] Charles LeFlore, a deputy US marshal, who served as captain of the Indian Police, had a ranch there.[6]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Limestone Gap, Oklahoma
- ^ "Limestone Gap (OKPAlg;0)". mrdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), pp. 125-126.
- ^ Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.
- ^ "Limestone Gap Cemetery, Atoka County, Oklahoma". www.okcemeteries.net. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
- ^ "Charles LeFlore - Fort Smith National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
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Municipalities and communities of Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States
County seat: Atoka
- Atoka
- Caney
- Stringtown
- Tushka
communities
- Boggy Depot
- Chockie
- Daisy
- Farris
- Harmony
- Hopewell
- Limestone Gap
- Wards Chapel
- Wesley
‡This populated place also has portions in another county or counties
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