Carpenter, Oklahoma

Carpenter, Oklahoma
Carpenter, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
	Carpenter Location within the state of Oklahoma Carpenter Carpenter (the United States)
	Coordinates: 35°31′49″N 99°22′18″W / 35.53028°N 99.37167°W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Counties	Roger Mills / Custer
Elevation	1,946 ft (593 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	1090986

Carpenter is an unincorporated community in Roger Mills and Custer counties in the state of Oklahoma, United States.^[1] The community is eight miles north of Elk City, Oklahoma.^[2]

It was named in commemoration of Benjamin Carpenter, an early settler of western Oklahoma who moved there from Texas in 1898.^[3] It was established as a Post Office on March 19, 1901, "named for Benjamin Carpenter, local rancher".^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carpenter, Oklahoma
^ Carpenter (in Roger Mills County, OK), Populated Place Profile, Oklahoma Hometown Locator, accessed 3 Dec 2011.
^ Jerry R. Dickson: Prairie Wedding, A Pioneer History of Western Oklahoma, Western Oklahoma Historical Society, Elk City, Okla., 1987.
^ George H. Shirk: Oklahoma Place Names, Second Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Okla., 1965, 1974, pp. 43-44.

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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Carpenter, Oklahoma

[2] Carpenter (in Roger Mills County, OK), Populated Place Profile, Oklahoma Hometown Locator, accessed 3 Dec 2011.

[3] Jerry R. Dickson: Prairie Wedding, A Pioneer History of Western Oklahoma, Western Oklahoma Historical Society, Elk City, Okla., 1987.

[4] George H. Shirk: Oklahoma Place Names, Second Edition, University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Okla., 1965, 1974, pp. 43-44.

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