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Okmulgee County is a county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 36,706. The county seat is Okmulgee. Located within the Muscogee Nation Reservation, the county was created at statehood in 1907. The name Okmulgee is derived from the Hitchita word okimulgi, meaning "boiling waters".
Okmulgee is a city in, and the county seat of, Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States, and is part of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area. The name is from the Mvskoke word okimulgee, which means "boiling waters". The site was chosen because of the nearby rivers and springs. Okmulgee is 38 miles south of Tulsa and 13 miles north of Henryetta via US-75.
Lone Tree is a community in eastern Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States, approximately seven and one-half miles from Morris, traveling east on U.S. Route 62, then south on N4080 Rd. It was named for a "lone tree" sitting on the skyline of a mountain. Lone Tree Church is also located in this area near the so-called High Spring Mountains.
The Deep Fork River is an Oklahoma tributary of the North Canadian River. The headwaters flow from northern Oklahoma City and the river empties into the North Canadian River, now impounded by Lake Eufaula.
Nuyaka is a populated place in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. It is approximately 7.4 kilometres (4.6 mi) south-southwest of Beggs and is west of the city of Okmulgee off SH-56. The Old Nuyaka Cemetery and the Nuyaka Mission site are southwest of town. The elevation is 735 feet (224 m) and the coordinates are latitude 35.653 and longitude -96.14. It was notable as the center of traditionalist opposition to the Creek national government during the late 19th century.
Bryant is a Creek Indian Nation townsite in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. Bryant is southwest of Henryetta and southeast of the town of Pharoah, being both south of Interstate 40 and east of U.S. Route 75 on Bryant Road.
Eram is an unincorporated community in Okmulgee County in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is located approximately five miles east of Morris, to the north of US Highway 62. The town had a post office starting in 1913, but ending in 1950.
Coalton is a populated place in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. It is less than 11 miles south of the City of Okmulgee, and just east of US Route 62/US Route 75. In the Henryetta Coal Formation coal-mining region and an oil-producing area, the town in its heyday had its own newspaper, The Coalton Enterprise, and was along the route of the shortline Coalton Railway, later called the Okmulgee Northern Railway, which operated from Okmulgee south along the Deep Fork River carrying the coal out of the Coalton, Schulter and Dewar producing areas from 1916 to 1964. The Thirty-sixth annual report of the Department of Mines and Minerals from 1943 shows production by two coal companies in Coalton—Coalton Coal Company and Davis Coal Company—of almost 17,000 tons annually.
Kusa is a populated place located in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, about 4 miles east-northeast of Henryetta. Officially incorporated March 27th, 1916, and located in the Henryetta Coal Mining District, Kusa became a coal mining and lead smelting boomtown, complete with movie theaters, hotels, and banks. It even had its own newspaper, The Kusa Industrial, which published between 1914 and 1920. The population grew to a size of about 3,500, making it the largest town in the county at one point.
Spelter City is a populated place within the city of Henryetta, Oklahoma. It is located northeast of Henryetta’s town center, and west of Dewar, Oklahoma.
Natura is a populated place in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. It is located about 10 miles north of the City of Okmulgee off State Highway 16, east of both the town of Beggs and US-75.
Bald Hill, or Baldhill, is a community in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma. It is located about 15 miles northeast of the City of Okmulgee, the county seat, off of Oklahoma State Highway 16. A post office was established here in 1896, but was closed in 1908. Nevertheless, the town was fueled by oil money, and had a population of 150 in 1923.
Wilson, is an unincorporated community in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, located about 7 miles northwest of the center of Henryetta, Oklahoma, located off Wilson Road. This is not to be confused with the Wilson in Carter County, Oklahoma southeast of Healdton nor the Wilson in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma.
Sunrise is an unincorporated place in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, at an elevation of 610 feet. It is located just to the east of Dewar.
Gulftown is an unincorporated community in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, at an elevation of 610 feet. It is located about two miles east of Dewar, Oklahoma. It is centered around the corner of Hackberry Road and Arbeka Road, being both south and east of US Route 266.
Dixon is a census-designated place in Seminole County, Oklahoma, at an elevation of 863 feet. The population was 168 at the time of the 2020 census. It is less than two miles west of Wewoka, Oklahoma, the county seat. It is located on Business 270, being an offshoot of US Route 270 which bypasses Dixon to the west and south.
Little is a populated place in Seminole County, Oklahoma, at an elevation of 968 feet. It is north of the City of Seminole and east of Shawnee, Oklahoma, located at the intersection of US Route 377 and Oklahoma State Highway 99A, just south of Interstate 40. It had a post office from August 14, 1902 to November 30, 1916. It was named for Thomas Little, a prominent Seminole and second chief of the tribe.
Butner is a populated place in Seminole County, Oklahoma, at an elevation of 925 feet. It is about 6 miles south of Cromwell, Oklahoma, on Oklahoma State Highway 56. It had a post office from June 1, 1903, to November 30, 1906. It was named for one Thomas Butner, an early settler.
Bellemont is a populated place in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma, at an elevation of 1,047 feet. It is located less than 7 miles west-southwest of Prague, Oklahoma.
Winchester is a populated place in Woods County, Oklahoma. It is located at an elevation of 1,483 feet at a point 9.1 miles west-southwest of Hardtner, Kansas, and 12 miles northwest of Alva, Oklahoma, the Woods County seat.
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- ↑ "Dighton". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved July 1, 2021.
- ↑ "Dighton (in Okmulgee County, OK) Populated Place Profile". HomeTownLocator.com. Retrieved May 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Okmulgee, Oklahoma to Dighton, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
- ↑ Carson, Mary L. (1987). A Guide to Treasure in Oklahoma, Volume 3. Carson Enterprises Inc. pp. 336–339. ISBN 0-941620-38-7.
- ↑ "Bartlett Neighborhood Guide". ZeroDown. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
- ↑ "Bartlett, Oklahoma City, OK 73131". Google Maps. Retrieved June 4, 2021.
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