Bache, Oklahoma Explained

Official Name:Bache, Oklahoma
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and Census designated place
Pushpin Map:Oklahoma#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oklahoma
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Pittsburg
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:0.83
Area Land Km2:0.83
Area Water Km2:0.00
Area Total Sq Mi:0.32
Area Land Sq Mi:0.32
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:105
Population Density Km2:125.86
Population Density Sq Mi:326.09
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:755
Coordinates:34.8942°N -95.6506°W
Area Codes:918 & 539
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2629905

Bache is an unincorporated community in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. The community is located on U.S. Route 270, east of McAlester.

A post office was established at Bache, Indian Territory on February 26, 1903. It closed on July 29, 1995.[2]

At the time of its founding, the community was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.[3] The community was named for mining operator Franklin Bache.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. October 17, 2016. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  3. Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.
  4. Book: Shirk. George H.. Oklahoma Place Names. 1974. University of Oklahoma Press. Norman, Oklahoma. 0806111402. 15. 2.