Limestone Gap, Oklahoma
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Limestone Gap, Oklahoma is located in Oklahoma Limestone Gap, Oklahoma Location within the state of Oklahoma Limestone Gap, Oklahoma is located in the United States Limestone Gap, Oklahoma Limestone Gap, Oklahoma (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 34°36′02″N 95°58′17″W / 34.60056°N 95.97139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Atoka |
| Elevation | 663 ft (202 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1100581[1] |
Limestone 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
