Jefferson
County, Oklahoma
Places
most of this information
from
OKLAHOMA PLACE NAMES by George H. Shirk
most place names from Geographic
Names Information System
place names are linked to maps at topozone
| Place Name | Location - Post office info. - Named for | Latitude | Longitude |
| Addington | 6 mi. N. of Waurika.Post Office established 08 Jan 1896. Named for first postmaster James P. Addington | 341440N | 0975800W |
| Asphaltum | 7 mi NW. of Ringling. Post Office from 26 Apr 1905 to 15 Oct 1931 Named for a variant of the word asphalt a commodity produced nearby. | 341536N | 0974029W |
| Atlee | 6 mi. S. of Ringling. a Post Office from10 Jul 1891 to 31 Dec 1929 Originally known as Butcher Knife because an early day settler, Frank Tucker, always carried a large knife in his belt. | 340536N | 0973756W |
| Baldwin | Now Ryan. Post Office established 07 Jun 1881. Named for Truman Baldwin, first postmaster. The Post Office was changed to Sugg from 14 March 1888 to 23 Jan 1890. On 07 Jun 1892 name of Baldwin changed to Ryan. | 340112N | 0975726W |
| Butcher Knife | Same as Atlee | 340536N | 0973756W |
| Claypool | 11 mi. E. of Waurika. Post office from 28 Jun 1903 to 15 May 1928. Named for first postmaster John M. Claypool. | ||
| Cornish | 2 mi. SW. of Ringling. Post Office from 10 Jul 1891 to 15 Mar 1918. Named for rancher John H. Cornish. | 340932N | 0973548W |
| Courtney | Post office | ||
| Fleetwood | 5 mi. E. of Terral. Post Office from02 Dec 1885 to 21 Jul 1961. Named for H> H> Fleetwood an operator of a ferry on Red River. | 335348N | 0975103W |
| Grady | SE Jefferson Co. Post Office establlished 16 Jun 1890. Named for Henry W. Grady. | 340113N | 0973955W |
| Hastings | 9 mi NW. of Waurika. Post Office establlished 12 Mar 1902. Name comes from Hastings, Nebraska | 341336N | 0980635W |
| Irving | 340232N | 0980310W | |
| Keith | 3mi. NW. of Addington. Post office from 05 Auf 1890 to 07 Dec 1892. Named for early day rancher and cattleman Jones Keith. | ||
| Linwood | 6 mi. SE. of Waurika. Post office from 19 Jan 1895 to 02 Jan 1907 | ||
| Madden Grove | school | ||
| Moneka | Formerly Peery. At the site of the Waurika Post office name changed to Moneka 18 Apr 1895 and discontinued 15 May 1898 | ||
| Monument Hill | Prominent land feature near Waurika. Named for a pile of rocks on the site, used as a landmaark on the Chisholm Trail. | ||
| Opie | 7 mi. E. of Ryan. Post office from 03 Aug 1894 to 30 Nov 1901. Name coined word based on a reversal of P.O. the abbreviation of post office. | ||
| Oscar | 12 mi. E. of Ryan. Post Office established 23 Nov 1892. Named for Oscar W. Seay, rancher and cattleman. | 335902N | 0974509W |
| Peery | Present Waurika. Post office established 22 May 1890 and name changed to Moneka, 18 Apr 1895. | ||
| Petersburg | 16 mi. S. of Ringling. Post Office from 10 Jul 1891 to 15 Sep 1919.Named for Peter Meekins, early day resident. | 335718N | 0973410W |
| Pluver | Near Sugden. Post office from 23 Sep 1912 to 15 Jan 1914. Its name comes from Pluver, the name of a shore bird. | ||
| Redriver | 6 mi SW. of Waurika. Post office from 20 Jun 1904 to15 Sep 1904. It took its name from the nearby Red River. | ||
| Ringling | E. Jefferson Co. Post Office establlished 09 Jun 1914. named for John Ringling, circus owner. | 341042N | 0973532W |
| Ryan | County seat of Jefferson county from statehood to 24 Feb 1912. Record town for Recording District No.20, Indian Territory. Post Office established 19 Jun 1890. On 31 Oct 1893 the name of the post office at Baldwin was changed to Ryan and the two separate offices were consolidated. Named for Stephen W. Ryan, early day resident. | 340112N | 0975726W |
| San Bernardo | Site on the North bank of the Red River. An important French trading post that flourished in the middle of the eighteenth century. Named for Governor Bernardo de Galvez. | ||
| Sugden | 6 mi S.of Waurika. Post office from 14 Nov 1893 to 30 Nov 1655. Named for Carl and Ikard Suggs, local ranchers and cattlemen. | 340455N | 0975841W |
| Sugg | The post office name for Ryan from 14 Mar 1888 to 23 Jan 1890. Name has same origin as Sugden | 340112N | 0975726W |
| Terral | 8 mi. S of Ryan. Post office established 09 Aug 1892. Named for John H. D. Terral, first postmaster | 335348N | 0975610W |
| Veto | 5 mi. E. of Terral. Post office from 24 Dec 1882 to 08 Apr 1893. | ||
| Watkins | Post office | ||
| Waurika | Designated county seat of Jefferson County on 24 Feb 1912 by proclamation of the governor. Post office established 28 Jun 1902. Named by M. A. Lowe of the Rick Island Railroad as an adaptation of an Indian word meaning "pure water." | 341001N | 0975950W |
| Wesley | Post office |