Daisy, Oklahoma

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Daisy
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Daisy
Daisy (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°32′09″N95°44′23″W / 34.53583°N 95.73972°W / 34.53583; -95.73972
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Atoka
Elevation
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735 ft (224 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74540 [2]
GNIS feature ID1100339 [1]

Daisy is a small unincorporated community in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States, along State Highway 43.

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History

The community was founded as Many Springs, which served as county seat of Jacksfork County, Choctaw Nation. A post office was established here as Etna, Indian Territory, on August 7, 1884. It was named for Etna Hewitt, a local resident.

The post office closed on August 9, 1897. On April 5, 1906 another post office opened at this location and was known as Daisy, Indian Territory. It was named for Daisy Beck, a local girl. [3]

The most famous person[ citation needed ] from Daisy is Clarence Carnes, who at 18 was the youngest inmate ever sent to Alcatraz. He is buried on the Indian land not far from Daisy.

Utilities

Telephone and Internet is provided by Hilliary Communications.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Daisy, Oklahoma
  2. "Daisy ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1965), pp. 59 & 74; Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.

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