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Salt Fork, Oklahoma

Salt Fork, Oklahoma
Salt Fork is located in Oklahoma
Salt Fork
Salt Fork
Salt Fork is located in the United States
Salt Fork
Salt Fork
Coordinates: 36°38′06″N 97°35′20″W / 36.63500°N 97.58889°W / 36.63500; -97.58889
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyGrant
Elevation1,007 ft (307 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code580
GNIS feature ID1097703[1]

Salt Fork is an unincorporated community in southeast Grant County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] The community is on Oklahoma State Highway 74 approximately six miles south of Lamont and one mile south of the Salt Fork Arkansas River.[2]

History

The community was originally called Elmpark, but it was renamed after the nearby Salt Fork Arkansas River.[3]: 213 

The community's post office was officially established on July 12, 1895,[3]: 82  and it operated until April 30, 1951.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Salt Fork, Oklahoma
  2. ^ Oklahoma Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 22 ISBN 0899332838
  3. ^ a b c Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 2nd ed., 1987


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