Cumberland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marshall County, Oklahoma, United States. It is about 12 miles east of Madill, Oklahoma off Oklahoma State Highway 199, and is both north and west of nearby Lake Texoma. The population was 315 as of the 2020 Census.
A post office was established at Cumberland, Indian Territory on March 31, 1894. It was named for Cumberland Presbyterian Church, an organization active in local mission work.
At the time of its founding, Cumberland was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation.
Cumberland Cove (now known as Texoma Shores Resort in Texoma region) is the community's main tourism driver, where fishing and swimming are the primary activities of interest.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cumberland, Oklahoma
- "Madill, Oklahoma to Cumberland, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- "Cumberland (CDP), Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
- George H. Shirk. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 58.
- Charles Goins, Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006), plate 105.
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