Redden, Oklahoma Explained

Redden
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:USA Oklahoma
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
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
Coordinates:34.5064°N -95.8447°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP codes
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

Redden was a town located in northeastern Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States, on State Highway 43, approximately 13 miles northeast of Stringtown.

The Postal Service established a post office at Redden, Indian Territory on June 1, 1903, in what was then Atoka County, Choctaw Nation. It was named for John A. Redden (1873), a local resident who was appointed the first postmaster. The Statehood Proclamation was signed November 16, 1907. The post office at Redden, Oklahoma, was closed permanently on October 31, 1954.[1] [2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chronicles of Oklahoma Volume 6, No. 3, September 1928, Early Post Offices of Oklahoma . Grant . Foreman . Digital.Library.OkState.edu . 2007-10-07.
  2. Web site: Towns of Atoka County, Oklahoma . RootsWeb.com . 2007-10-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070915203412/http://www.rootsweb.com/~okatoka/towns.htm . 2007-09-15.