Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States
Alma | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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Coordinates: 34°25′10″N 97°36′44″W / 34.41944°N 97.61222°W / 34.41944; -97.61222 | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
County | Stephens |
Elevation | 1,066 ft (325 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1089594 |
Alma is a rural community located in southwestern Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. The Alma Post Office, said to be named for Alma Peeples (an early-day resident), was opened February 14, 1906.
At the time of its founding, Alma was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation.
The Alma School District was consolidated with the one at Velma.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alma, Oklahoma
- Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987 ISBN 0-8061-2028-2
- Charles Goins, Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006), plate 105.
- http://velma-alma.com/ Velma-Alma Schools
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County seat: Duncan | ||
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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