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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]
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Limestone Gap, Oklahoma | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Limestone Gap, Oklahoma Location within the state of Oklahoma  Limestone Gap, Oklahoma Limestone Gap, Oklahoma (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 34°36′02″N 95°58′17″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Atoka |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
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
- "Limestone Gap (OKPAlg;0)". mrdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), pp. 125-126.
- Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.
- "Limestone Gap Cemetery, Atoka County, Oklahoma". www.okcemeteries.net. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- "Charles LeFlore - Fort Smith National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
Municipalities and communities of Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States | ||
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County seat: Atoka | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in another county or counties | |
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National Register of Historic Places in Atoka County, Oklahoma | ||
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| Atoka |
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| Daisy |
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| Limestone Gap |
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| Wapanucka |
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| Wesley |
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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Atoka County, Oklahoma and List of National Historic Landmarks in Oklahoma | ||
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