Hess, Oklahoma

Unincorporated community in Jackson County, Oklahoma

Hess is an unincorporated community in southeast Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.^[1] The community is approximately 4.5 miles east-southeast of Elmer and 14 miles west-northwest of Frederick in adjacent Tillman County. The Red River and the Texas border are four miles to the south.^[2]

History

A post office called Hess was established in 1889, and remained in operation until 1920.^[3] Elvira P Hess, an early postmaster, gave the community her family name.^[4]

Notable people

Earlene Risinger, a pitcher in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, was born in Hess in 1927.^[5]
Hobart Brown, American sculptor and founder of Kinetic Sculpture Racing, was born in Hess in 1934.^[6]^[7]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hess, Oklahoma
^ Oklahoma Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 59 ISBN 0899332838
^ "Jackson County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
^ Shirk, George H. (January 1, 1987). Oklahoma Place Names. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 114. ISBN 978-0-8061-2028-7.
^ Fidler, Merrie A. (October 14, 2010). The Origins and History of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. McFarland. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-7864-6089-2.
^ "Hobart Brown, Kinetic Sculpture Race founder, dies at 74". San Jose Mercury News. November 8, 2007.
^ McClellan, Dennis, Hobart Brown, 73; artist founded wacky yearly sculpture race, Los Angeles Times, November 10, 2007, accessed June 24, 2013