Bentley, Oklahoma
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Coordinates: 34°12′53″N 96°4′44″W / 34.21472°N 96.07889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
County | Atoka |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Bentley is an unincorporated community in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. It lies east of the county seat of Atoka, off Highway 3.
A post office was established at Bentley, Indian Territory on June 1, 1903. It was named for Alva Bentley, a territorial-era educator. At the time of its founding, the community was located in Atoka County, Choctaw Nation.[1]
There was once a school at Bentley, but it has closed down. Its post office closed on August 30, 1963.
On the main street of Bentley, there is a fire department, community center and a Southern Baptist Church.
References
- ^ Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38; Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), pp. 20-21.