Bookertee, Oklahoma Explained

Official Name:Bookertee, Oklahoma
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Oklahoma#USA
Pushpin Label:Bookertee
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oklahoma
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Okfuskee
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:232
Elevation Ft:760
Coordinates:35.3673°N -96.0833°W

Bookertee is a ghost town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. Bookertee is a historical all black town.[1] It was most likely named after Booker T. Washington, a famous African-American educator. Nothing remains there, and a railway runs through it.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historic All-Black Towns in Oklahoma . African-American Resource Center . Tulsa City-County Library . May 10, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090414043610/http://tulsalibrary.org/aarc/towns/towns.php . April 14, 2009 . dead .
  2. Web site: Bookertee · Oklahoma 74437 .