Lequire, Oklahoma

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Lequire, Oklahoma
Lequire is located in Oklahoma
Lequire
Lequire
Coordinates: 35°06′16″N 95°06′27″W / 35.10444°N 95.10750°W / 35.10444; -95.10750Coordinates: 35°06′16″N 95°06′27″W / 35.10444°N 95.10750°W / 35.10444; -95.10750
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyHaskell
Elevation
545 ft (166 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74943
Area code(s)539/918
GNIS feature ID1094586[1]

Lequire is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Haskell County, Oklahoma, United States. Lequire is located at the junction of state highways 31 and 82, 10.5 miles (16.9 km) south of Stigler.

A post office was established at Lequire, Indian Territory on December 12, 1906. It was named for P.H. Lequire, a local sawmill operator.[2] The post office uses ZIP code 74943.[3]

At the time of its founding, Lequire was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lequire, Oklahoma
  2. ^ Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 124.
  3. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  4. ^ Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.


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