Coordinates: 34°42′38″N 94°32′59″W / 34.71056°N 94.54972°W / 34.71056; -94.54972

Page, Oklahoma

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Page, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°42′38″N 94°32′59″W / 34.71056°N 94.54972°W / 34.71056; -94.54972
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyLeFlore
Elevation922 ft (281 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)539/918
GNIS feature ID1100715[1]

Page is an unincorporated community in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. Page is located along U.S. routes 59 and 270, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west of the Arkansas border.

History

A post office was established at Page, Indian Territory on April 6, 1896. It was named for William C. Page, a prominent Choctaw Indian.[2] At the time of its founding, Page was located in Wade County, a part of the Apukshunnubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Page, Oklahoma
  2. Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1965), p. 160.
  3. Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.