Port, Oklahoma

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Port (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°12′16″N99°18′26″W / 35.20444°N 99.30722°W / 35.20444; -99.30722
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Washita
Elevation
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1,696 ft (517 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1096839 [1]

Port is a small rural community in Washita County, Oklahoma, United States.

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History

The community had a post office from February 21, 1901, until February 29, 1940. It was named for a druggist, Mrs. F. M. Port. [2]

During the 1930s, the Port consolidated school district covered the largest area in Oklahoma, some ninety square miles. Prior to settlement, the Western Cattle Trail passed just east of the site.

Port's population was 68 in 1940. [3]

The community lends its name to the Oklahoma state soil, Port Silt Loam.

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Port, Oklahoma
  2. The Tree Tracers (Volumes 25-27 ed.). Southwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society. 2000. p. 17.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. The Attorneys List. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, Attorney List Department. 1940. p. 782. Retrieved December 26, 2023.