Paucaunla, Oklahoma

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Paucaunla
Ghost town
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Location in Oklahoma south of Durant and east of Colbert
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Bryan
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)

Paucaunla is a ghost town in Bryan County, Oklahoma. [1] [2] It is six miles east of Colbert, Oklahoma. [2] A post office operated in Paucaunla from September 23, 1897 to July 15, 1910. [3] [2] The community was located in Chickasaw Nation. [4] The name of the town may have been taken from the Choctaw word pakqli, which means "to flower," or the Chickasaw Pak-an-li, which means "blossom." [5] [2]

References

  1. ↑ United States Post Office Department. United States Official Postal Guide. Third Series, Vol.2, No.1, July 1909, p.611.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.162.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paucaunla Post Office (historical)
  4. ↑ Gannett, Henry. Bulletin 248, Series F, Geography 44: A Gazetteer of Indian Territory. Department of the Interior. United States Geological Survey. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1905. p.51.
  5. ↑ Bright, William. Native American Place Names: A Handbook for Travelers. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 2013, p.77.


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