Limestone Gap, Oklahoma Explained

Limestone Gap, Oklahoma
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:USA Oklahoma#USA
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Oklahoma
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Oklahoma
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Atoka
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:663
Coordinates:34.6006°N -95.9714°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1100581

Limestone Gap was an unincorporated community in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. The town is now abandoned. A type of limestone is named after the site on Limestone Creek.[1]

A post office was established at Limestone Gap, Indian Territory on March 29, 1875; it closed on February 28, 1922. From September 22, 1897 to July 15, 1901 the name of the post office was Limestone. The area is now known as Gap.[2]

At the time of its founding, Limestone Gap was located in Atoka County, Choctaw Nation.[3]

Gravestones in a cemetery there had deaths dating from 1886 to 1940.[4] Charles LeFlore, a deputy US marshal, who served as captain of the Indian Police, had a ranch there.[5]

References

  1. Web site: Limestone Gap (OKPAlg;0). mrdata.usgs.gov. 2019-05-21.
  2. Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), pp. 125-126.
  3. Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.
  4. Web site: Limestone Gap Cemetery, Atoka County, Oklahoma. www.okcemeteries.net. 2019-05-21.
  5. Web site: Charles LeFlore - Fort Smith National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service). www.nps.gov. en. 2019-05-21.