Scipio, Oklahoma
Scipio, Oklahoma | |
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  Scipio, Oklahoma | |
| Coordinates: 35°03′17″N 95°57′24″W / 35.05472°N 95.95667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Pittsburg |
| Elevation | 725 ft (221 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 918 & 539 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1097875[1] |
Scipio is an unincorporated community in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] The community is 12 miles (19 km) northwest of McAlester. A post office opened at Scipio, Indian Territory on January 24, 1890. The community was named for nearby Scipio Creek, which was in turn named for the Roman general Scipio Africanus.[2]
At the time of its founding, Scipio was located in Tobucksy County, Choctaw Nation.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Scipio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Shirk, George H. (1974). Oklahoma Place Names (2 ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 216. ISBN 0806111402.
- ^ John W. Morris. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), Plate 38.
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