Rubottom, Oklahoma

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Rubottom, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
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Rubottom
Coordinates: 33°56′25″N97°27′25″W / 33.94028°N 97.45694°W / 33.94028; -97.45694
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Love
Elevation
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853 ft (260 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1097516 [1]

Rubottom is an unincorporated community in Love County, Oklahoma, United States. [1]

A post office was established at Rubottom, Indian Territory on Aug. 14, 1902. It was named for William P. Rubottom, a prominent landowner and cotton gin operator. [2] At the time of its founding, Rubottom was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation. [3]

The community is part of the Turner Independent School District.

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rubottom, Oklahoma
  2. ↑ George H. Shirk. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 183.
  3. ↑ Charles Goins, Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006), plate 105.
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