Lenna, Oklahoma

Last updated

Lenna, Oklahoma
USA Oklahoma location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Lenna
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Lenna
Coordinates: 35°22′35″N95°46′10″W / 35.37639°N 95.76944°W / 35.37639; -95.76944
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County McIntosh
Elevation
[1]
630 ft (190 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1100573 [1]

Lenna is a community in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office was established on January 4, 1902. It was named for Lenna Moore, a local Creek Indian. [2]

Contents

Etymology

Lenna started with a newly established post office around Stidham. Local officials held a contest to name the post office. People were invited to submit names for a drawing to select a list of names to be considered. Tom Moore [2] dropped into the box all the names of his children. His daughter Lenna's name was drawn, thus Lenna (Full name Lennie Doddy Moore [3] ), Oklahoma. The book "Oklahoma Place Names" lists Lenna as being named after a local Creek Indian. [2]

References

Further reading