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]
Limestone Gap, Oklahoma | |
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  Limestone Gap, Oklahoma Location within the state of Oklahoma  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] |
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
edit- ^ 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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