Emet, Oklahoma Explained

Emet, Oklahoma
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community and Census designated place
Pushpin Map:Oklahoma#USA
Pushpin Label:Emet
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oklahoma
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Johnston
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1.13
Area Land Km2:1.13
Area Water Km2:0.00
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:69
Population Density Km2:61.26
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:810
Coordinates:34.2061°N -96.5422°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:40-23850
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:2812851
Area Total Sq Mi:0.44
Area Land Sq Mi:0.43
Area Water Sq Mi:0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:158.62

Emet is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 69 as of the 2020 Census.[2] A post office operated in Emet from 1884 to 1917.[3] The Chickasaw have dwelt in Johnston County since the 1830s, and Emet's history reflects its Chickasaw heritage.[4] Pleasant Grove Mission School, which was established by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1844 and served the Chickasaw Nation, was located near Emet.[4] Chickasaw actress and storyteller Te Ata Fisher was born in Emet in 1895.[5]

Douglas H. Johnston, the last governor of the Chickasaw Nation, lived in Emet. His home, known as the White House of the Chickasaws and now a museum, still stands on the north edge of the community though its formal street address is now in Milburn, Oklahoma.[6] [7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. September 20, 2022.
  2. Web site: Emet (CDP), Oklahoma. United States Census Bureau. July 3, 2024.
  3. Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.73.
  4. O'Dell, Larry, "Johnston County," Oklahoma Encyclopedia of History and Culture, Accessed March 3, 2015.
  5. Harris, Rodger, "Te Ata (1895-1995)," Oklahoma Encyclopedia of History and Culture, Accessed March 3, 2015.
  6. "White House of the Chickasaws Nomination Form #71000662", National Register of Historic Places, 1971
  7. https://hof.chickasaw.net/Inductees/1997/Gov-Douglas-H-Johnston.aspx Chickasaw Nation Hall of Fame: Gov. Douglas Henry Johnston."