35°03′41″N 95°34′06″W / 35.061486°N 95.568317°W / 35.061486; -95.568317
Blocker is an unincorporated community located on State Highway 31 in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office opened April 26, 1905. The ZIP code is 74529. The community is said to have been named for a local coal dealer, Eads Blocker. At the time of its founding, Blocker was located in Gaines County, Choctaw Nation, in the Indian Territory.
References
- "Blocker, Oklahoma". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987, ISBN 0-8061-2028-2
- John W. Morris, Historical Atlas of Oklahoma, Plate 38.
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Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in another county or counties | |
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