Enville, Oklahoma
Enville, Oklahoma | |
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Coordinates: 33°59′1″N 96°59′11″W / 33.98361°N 96.98639°WCoordinates: 33°59′1″N 96°59′11″W / 33.98361°N 96.98639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
County | Love |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Enville is a community located in eastern Love County, Oklahoma, United States. A post office was established at Enville, Indian Territory on June 16, 1904, and closed January 15, 1935. The name is said to have been coined from a contraction of the phrase, "end of the road ville."[1]
At the time of its founding, Enville was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation.[2]
Enville is the birthplace of noted Western actor, singer and composer, and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Johnny Bond.
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- Foreman, Grant. "First Post Offices Within the Boundaries of Oklahoma". Chronicles of Oklahoma. 26:2 (June 1948) p. 200. (accessed March 1, 2008)
- Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .
- Thompson, Chuck; Robert Medley; Rhonda Shephard; researchers. "Singers, Songwriters, & Musicians & the Place They Call Home". Oklahoma Today. Vol. 41 No. 1, February 1992, p. 22. (accessed March 1, 2008)
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Love County, Oklahoma
- Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma
- Ardmore, Oklahoma micropolitan area
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