Octavia, Oklahoma

Octavia is an unincorporated community on the Choctaw Reservation, in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States.^[1]

History

A post office was established at Octavia, Indian Territory on October 29, 1898. It closed on September 30, 1953. It took its name from Octavia Lewis, its first postmaster.^[2]

At the time of its founding, Octavia was located in Nashoba County, a part of the Apukshunnubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.^[3]

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Octavia, Oklahoma
^ Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1965), p. 153.
^ Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.

34°31′36″N 94°42′11″W / 34.52667°N 94.70306°W / 34.52667; -94.70306

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Octavia, Oklahoma

[2] Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1965), p. 153.

[3] Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.

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