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Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States
Limestone Gap, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
Limestone Gap, Oklahoma is located in OklahomaLimestone Gap, OklahomaLimestone Gap, OklahomaLocation within the state of OklahomaShow map of OklahomaLimestone Gap, Oklahoma is located in the United StatesLimestone Gap, OklahomaLimestone Gap, OklahomaLimestone Gap, Oklahoma (the United States)Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 34°36′02″N 95°58′17″W / 34.60056°N 95.97139°W / 34.60056; -95.97139
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyAtoka
Elevation663 ft (202 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1100581

Limestone Gap was an unincorporated community in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. The town is now abandoned. A type of limestone is named after the site on Limestone Creek.

A post office was established at Limestone Gap, Indian Territory on March 29, 1875; it closed on February 28, 1922. From September 22, 1897 to July 15, 1901 the name of the post office was Limestone. The area is now known as Gap.

At the time of its founding, Limestone Gap was located in Atoka County, Choctaw Nation.

Gravestones in a cemetery there had deaths dating from 1886 to 1940. Charles LeFlore, a deputy US marshal, who served as captain of the Indian Police, had a ranch there.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Limestone Gap, Oklahoma
  2. "Limestone Gap (OKPAlg;0)". mrdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  3. Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), pp. 125-126.
  4. Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.
  5. "Limestone Gap Cemetery, Atoka County, Oklahoma". www.okcemeteries.net. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  6. "Charles LeFlore - Fort Smith National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
Municipalities and communities of Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States
County seat: Atoka
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Indian reservation
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in another county or counties
National Register of Historic Places in Atoka County, Oklahoma
Atoka Atoka County map
Daisy
Limestone Gap
Wapanucka
Wesley
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Atoka County, Oklahoma and List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma


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