Crawford, Oklahoma

Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States
35°49′37″N 99°47′58″W / 35.82694°N 99.79944°W / 35.82694; -99.79944CountryUnited StatesStateOklahomaCountyRoger MillsElevation2,330 ft (710 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)ZIP codes
73638
GNIS feature ID1101374[1]

Crawford is a rural unincorporated community in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States.[1]

The post office opened September 12, 1902. The ZIP Code is 73638. It is said to have been named for the Louis Crawford ranch.

In 1915, Crawford was home to the Crawford Telephone Company, a public service corporation that operated a switchboard in Crawford.[2] The town is now within the Cheyenne Boundary of the Dobson Telephone Company.[3]

Spring Creek Lake is to the south-southwest.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crawford, Oklahoma
  2. ^ Commission, Oklahoma Corporation (1916). Annual Report of the Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma for the Year ... The Commission.
  3. ^ "Dobson Boundary Map (Cheyenne Boundary Map)" (PDF). Dobson Telephone Company. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Crawford, Oklahoma to Spring Creek Lake". Google Maps. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

Further reading

  • Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .
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County seat: Cheyenne
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