Anvil, Oklahoma
Anvil is a ghost town in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.
History[]
The community was settled after the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889, and named for an anvil-shaped rock near the town site.[1] A post office was established at Anvil in 1892, and remained in operation until 1904.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ "Oklahoma's Strangely Named Towns". KWTV. Archived from the original on December 2, 2001. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
- ^ "Lincoln County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anvil Post Office (historical)
Categories:
- Geography of Lincoln County, Oklahoma
- Ghost towns in Oklahoma
- United States ghost town stubs
- Oklahoma geography stubs