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Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States
Humphreys, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 34°33′21″N 99°14′14″W / 34.55583°N 99.23722°W / 34.55583; -99.23722
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyJackson
Elevation1,286 ft (392 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code580
GNIS feature ID1094017

Humphreys is an unincorporated community in southeast Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located 7.5 miles southeast of Altus and six miles northeast of Tipton in adjacent Tillman County. The old Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad passes through the community. The community was founded in 1909 and named after a local rancher, James Humphreys.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Humphreys, Oklahoma
  2. Oklahoma Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 49 ISBN 0899332838
  3. ^ Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 2nd ed., 1987, p.121.
  4. Tipton, OK, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1964 (1978 rev.)
Municipalities and communities of Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States
County seat: Altus
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