Crawford is a rural unincorporated community in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States.[1]

Crawford
Crawford is located in Oklahoma
Crawford
Crawford
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Crawford is located in the United States
Crawford
Crawford
Crawford (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°49′37″N 99°47′58″W / 35.82694°N 99.79944°W / 35.82694; -99.79944
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyRoger Mills
Elevation2,330 ft (710 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
73638
GNIS feature ID1101374[1]

The post office opened September 12, 1902. The ZIP Code is 73638. It is said to have been named for the Louis Crawford ranch.

In 1915, Crawford was home to the Crawford Telephone Company, a public service corporation that operated a switchboard in Crawford.[2] The town is now within the Cheyenne Boundary of the Dobson Telephone Company.[3]

Spring Creek Lake is to the south-southwest.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crawford, Oklahoma
  2. ^ Commission, Oklahoma Corporation (1916). Annual Report of the Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma for the Year ... The Commission.
  3. ^ "Dobson Boundary Map (Cheyenne Boundary Map)" (PDF). Dobson Telephone Company. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Crawford, Oklahoma to Spring Creek Lake". Google Maps. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

Further reading edit

  • Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .