Box, Cleveland County, Oklahoma Explained

Official Name:Box, Oklahoma
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Oklahoma#USA
Pushpin Label:Box
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oklahoma
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cleveland
Unit Pref:Imperial
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation M:320
Elevation Ft:1050
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:73051

Box was one of many communities that sprung up during the late 1800s in the southern portion of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] [2] Box was the largest of these communities and was located east and south of Lexington, Oklahoma Territory.[3] Not much remains there, besides the Box Cemetery.[4] [5] [6] [7]

History

Around 1895, a man by the name of George Box established a cotton gin and saw mill in the area that became the town.[8] [9] Box's post office was established on May 7, 1898.[8] On December 4, 1906, the post office was discontinued.[8]

Name variations

The Cleveland County Leader from 1899 contained a few old newspaper articles that identified the community as Boxville.[10] Due to the seldom usage of that name, the locality soon became known simply as Box.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Box Populated Place Profile / Cleveland County, Oklahoma Data . 2023-10-08 . oklahoma.hometownlocator.com.
  2. Web site: Box, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, 74878, USA . 2023-10-03 . Find Latitude and Longitude . en.
  3. News: Oklahoma Outlines . Wichita Daily Eagle . December 30, 1903 . 4 . Near Lexington, Cleveland County, is a town named Box. . October 7, 2023.
  4. Web site: Box Cemetery (Cleveland County, OK) . 2023-10-08 . roadsidethoughts.com . en-us.
  5. Web site: Box Cemetery, Cleveland Co. Oklahoma . 2023-10-08 . okgenweb.net.
  6. Web site: Box Cemetery, Cleveland County, Oklahoma . 2023-10-08 . www.okcemeteries.net.
  7. Web site: Box Cemetery - Cleveland County, Oklahoma . USGenWeb.
  8. Web site: Cleveland County, Oklahoma: The Community of Box, Oklahoma Territory . genealogytrails.com.
  9. Book: Cox, Mae Davenport . Box, O.T., The History of A Community and its People . 2011 . 2013496390.
  10. Web site: Box or Boxville? Cleveland County Oklahoma Box Township . 2023-10-03 . genealogytrails.com.