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Towns, Cities and Populated Places in Harmon County OK

Past and Present

Gould
A post office established February 8, 1909. Original townsite name was Gibson. Named for John A. Gould, first postmaster.

Hollis
County seat of Harmon County. Post office established October 31, 1901, named for George W. Hollis, townsite owner.

Vinson
Originally Francis, post office name changed to Trotter, April 25, 1902. Post office name changed to Vinson, August 20, 1903, named for Henry B. Vinson, townsite owner.

Arnett
Rural community, 5 miles northwest of Hollis.

Carl
A post office from December 29, 1902 to December 31, 1913, named for Carl, son of Walter H. Armstrong, first postmaster.

Cora Lea
A post office from January 16, 1893 to March 30, 1907, named for Coralea Merideth, daughter of early resident and *physician, James S. Merideth.

Dryden
A post office from June 30, 1892 to January 31, 1919, named for John Dryden, English poet and dramatist.

Greer
A post office from October 10, 1891 to August 31, 1909, name comes from Greer County in which site was located prior to statehood.

Kelly
A post office from June 12, 1900 to June 15, 1910. First Postmaster, Robert A. Moran.

Halsmith
A post office from March 5, 1903, discontinued February 7, 1905, mail sent to Hollis February 28, 1905. First postmaster, Wright Worrell.

Looney
A post office from June 1, 1892 to October 15, 1912, named after Tourney Looney, first postmaster.

Louis
A post office from April 25, 1891 to April 30, 1925, named after Louis Goemann, first postmaster.

Madge
A post office from March 13, 1895 to December 31, 1913, named after Madge Lumpkin, daughter of a pioneer resident.

Martin
A post office from September 16, 1892 to April 15, 1912, named for Levi F. Martin, first postmaster.

McKnight
A post office from June 27, 1901 to August 15, 1911, named after Edward McKnight, pioneer resident.

McQueen
A post office from August 29, 1910 to September 30, 1955, named for Edward B. McQueen, townsite owner.

Metcalf
A post office from February 20, 1905 to August 31, 1911, named for Hugh Metcalf, first postmaster.

Prospect
A post office from June 5, 1900 to March 31, 1906 in south-east Harmon County 5 miles north-west of Eldorado.

Purvis
A post office from April 9, 1892 to February 14, 1903.

Ron
Ron had a consolidated school, a cotton gin, a grocery store, and a church. However, it never had a railroad, a post office, or a newspaper. The school closed in 1964.

Sandy
A post office from _ to _.

Shrewder
A post office from May 12, 1902 to May 31, 1911, named for Thomas Shrewder, pioneer resident.

Teacross
A post office from November 29, 1899 to November 15, 1911, took its name from T+ Ranch.