Floris, Oklahoma

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Floris, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
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Grain elevator at Floris during 2010 wheat harvest
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Floris, Oklahoma
Location within the state of Oklahoma
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Floris, Oklahoma
Floris, Oklahoma (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°52′11″N100°42′41″W / 36.86972°N 100.71139°W / 36.86972; -100.71139
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Beaver
Elevation
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2,674 ft (815 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID 1100418

Floris is an unincorporated community in northwest Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States. [1]

History

The community was named after Floris Derthwick, who was the daughter of the townsite owner, Byron S. Derthwick. [2]

The Floris post office operated from August 7, 1903 to September 30, 1925. [2]

The Floris Grain Elevator, which was built along the tracks of the now-defunct Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad, is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaver County, Oklahoma. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Floris, Oklahoma
  2. 1 2 Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.80.
  3. ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form, Floris Grain Elevator". United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
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