Fleetwood, Oklahoma

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Fleetwood, Oklahoma
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Coordinates: 33°53′48″N97°51′04″W / 33.89667°N 97.85111°W / 33.89667; -97.85111
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Jefferson
Elevation
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846 ft (258 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1100415 [1]

Fleetwood is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States. [1] It is about 25 driving miles south-southeast of the county seat of Waurika, and just east of US Route 81. [2] It was named after H.H. Fleetwood, who was a ferry operator on the Red River. [3] A post office was open in Fleetwood from 1885 to 1961. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fleetwood, Oklahoma
  2. "Waurika, Oklahoma to Fleetwood, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  3. 1 2 Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.79.