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]