Cogar, Oklahoma
Cogar, Oklahoma | |
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Cogar Location within the state of Oklahoma | |
Coordinates: 35°20′2″N 98°7′50″W / 35.33389°N 98.13056°WCoordinates: 35°20′2″N 98°7′50″W / 35.33389°N 98.13056°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
County | Caddo |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1100310 |
Cogar is a small unincorporated rural community in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States.[1][2] It is located about 12 miles west of Minco, Oklahoma on Oklahoma State Highway 37,[3] and about 5 miles east of Salyer Lake on Oklahoma State Highway 152.[4] The post office was established March 25, 1902, and discontinued September 30, 1954.[2] The exterior of the abandoned W.S. Kelly gas station and general store in Cogar can be seen in the 1988 movie Rain Man.
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cogar, Oklahoma
- ^ a b Shirk, George H. (1965). Oklahoma Place Names. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 50. OCLC 1613311.
- ^ "Minco, Oklahoma to Cogar, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
- ^ "Salyer Lake, Oklahoma to Cogar, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved August 2, 2021.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Caddo County, Oklahoma
- Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma
- Oklahoma geography stubs