Alpha, Oklahoma

Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States
35°52′13″N 98°6′2″W / 35.87028°N 98.10056°W / 35.87028; -98.10056CountryUnited StatesStateOklahomaCountyKingfisherElevation1,168 ft (356 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)GNIS feature ID1100171[1]

Alpha is an unincorporated community in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States. Its altitude is 1165 feet (355 m).[1] The post office was established November 7, 1893, and closed December 14, 1903. The Alpha site is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east of Omega.[2]

The Alpha school district closed in 1947. The Alpha Schoolhouse, the last structure in Alpha, was moved to the Frontier Country Historical Society Museum in Crescent in 2005.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alpha, Oklahoma
  2. ^ Morris, John (1977). Ghost Towns of Oklahoma. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 229. ISBN 978-0-8061-1420-0.
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Municipalities and communities of Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States
County seat: Kingfisher
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  • Piedmont‡
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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