Paucaunla, Oklahoma

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Paucaunla
Ghost town
Location in Oklahoma south of Durant and east of Colbert
Location in Oklahoma south of Durant and east of Colbert
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyBryan
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Paucaunla is a ghost town in Bryan County, Oklahoma.[1][2] It is six miles east of Colbert, Oklahoma.[2] A post office operated in Paucaunla from September 23, 1897 to July 15, 1910.[3][2] The community was located in Chickasaw Nation.[4] The name of the town may have been taken from the Choctaw word pakqli, which means "to flower," or the Chickasaw Pak-an-li, which means "blossom."[5][2]

References[]

  1. ^ United States Post Office Department. United States Official Postal Guide. Third Series, Vol.2, No.1, July 1909, p.611.
  2. ^ a b c d Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.162.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Paucaunla Post Office (historical)
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry. Bulletin 248, Series F, Geography 44: A Gazetteer of Indian Territory. Department of the Interior. United States Geological Survey. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1905. p.51.
  5. ^ Bright, William. Native American Place Names: A Handbook for Travelers. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 2013, p.77.


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