Salt Fork, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States
36°38′06″N 97°35′20″W / 36.63500°N 97.58889°W / 36.63500; -97.58889Salt Fork is an unincorporated community in southeast Grant County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] The community is on Oklahoma State Highway 74 approximately six miles south of Lamont and one mile south of the Salt Fork Arkansas River.[2]
History
The community was originally called Elmpark, but it was renamed after the nearby Salt Fork Arkansas River.[3]: 213
The community's post office was officially established on July 12, 1895,[3]: 82 and it operated until April 30, 1951.[3]
References
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Salt Fork, Oklahoma
- ^ Oklahoma Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 22 ISBN 0899332838
- ^ a b c Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 2nd ed., 1987
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Municipalities and communities of Grant County, Oklahoma, United States
County seat: Medford
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