Homestead, Oklahoma

Homestead, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community

Location of Homestead in Oklahoma

Coordinates: 36°08′59″N 98°23′38″W / 36.14972°N 98.39389°W / 36.14972; -98.39389Coordinates: 36°08′59″N 98°23′38″W / 36.14972°N 98.39389°W / 36.14972; -98.39389
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Blaine
Elevation[1] 1,250 ft (380 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 580
GNIS feature ID 1093872[1]

Homestead is a small unincorporated community in northern Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States. The town was plotted along the Rock Island railroad line before statehood. The Homestead Post Office opened January 26, 1893.[2] Homestead had a population of 150 residents in 1905, according to the Oklahoma Territorial Census.

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Homestead, Oklahoma. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
  2. Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.105.

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