Carpenter is an unincorporated community in Roger Mills and Custer counties in the state of Oklahoma, United States.[1] The community is eight miles north of Elk City, Oklahoma.[2]
Carpenter, Oklahoma | |
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  Carpenter Location within the state of Oklahoma  Carpenter Carpenter (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 35°31′49″N 99°22′18″W / 35.53028°N 99.37167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| Counties | Roger Mills / Custer |
| Elevation | 1,946 ft (593 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1090986[1] |
It was named in commemoration of Benjamin Carpenter, an early settler of western Oklahoma who moved there from Texas in 1898.[3] It was established as a Post Office on March 19, 1901, "named for Benjamin Carpenter, local rancher".[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carpenter, Oklahoma
- ^ Carpenter (in Roger Mills County, OK), Populated Place Profile, Oklahoma Hometown Locator, accessed 3 Dec 2011.
- ^ Jerry R. Dickson: Prairie Wedding, A Pioneer History of Western Oklahoma, Western Oklahoma Historical Society, Elk City, Okla., 1987.
- ^ George H. Shirk: Oklahoma Place Names, Second Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Okla., 1965, 1974, pp. 43-44.
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