Box, Cleveland County, Oklahoma

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Box, Oklahoma
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Box (bottom right corner) and surrounding communities (1928) [2]
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Coordinates: 34°58′17.27″N97°9′0.09″W / 34.9714639°N 97.1500250°W / 34.9714639; -97.1500250
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Cleveland
Elevation
1,050 ft (320 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
73051

Box was one of many communities that sprung up during the late 1800s in the southern portion of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States. [3] [4] [5] Box was the largest of these communities and was located east and south of Lexington, Oklahoma Territory. [5] [6] Not much remains there, besides the Box Cemetery. [7] [8] [9] [10]

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History

Around 1895, a man by the name of George Box established a cotton gin and saw mill in the area that became the town. [5] [11] Box's post office was established on May 7, 1898. [5] On December 4, 1906, the post office was discontinued. [5]

Name variations

The Cleveland County Leader from 1899 contained a few old newspaper articles that identified the community as Boxville. [12] Due to the seldom usage of that name, the locality soon became known simply as Box. [12]

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  6. "Oklahoma Outlines". Wichita Daily Eagle. December 30, 1903. p. 4. Retrieved October 7, 2023. Near Lexington, Cleveland County, is a town named Box.
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