Connerville, Oklahoma

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Connerville, Oklahoma
Connerville is located in Oklahoma
Connerville
Connerville
Coordinates: 34°26′51″N 96°38′10″W / 34.44750°N 96.63611°W / 34.44750; -96.63611Coordinates: 34°26′51″N 96°38′10″W / 34.44750°N 96.63611°W / 34.44750; -96.63611
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyJohnston
Elevation
995 ft (303 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74836
FIPS code40-16700
GNIS feature ID1091615

Connerville is a rural unincorporated community and census-designated place on the Blue River in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] The post office opened August 6, 1897, in District 16 of the old Indian Territory.[2] The ZIP Code is 74836. It is said to have been named for George B. Conner, the first postmaster.[2]

The Census Bureau defined a census-designated place (CDP) for Connerville in 2015; the 2010 population within the 2015 CDP boundary is 80 and contains 42 housing units.

In popular culture[]

  • The X-Files episode "D.P.O." (season three, episode three), in which a young man survives lightning strikes as well as emanates electrical discharges, was set in Connerville.

References[]

Sources[]

  • Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .


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