Crawford, Oklahoma

Crawford is a rural unincorporated community in Roger Mills County, Oklahoma, United States.[1]

Crawford
Unincorporated community
Crawford Location within the state of Oklahoma Crawford Crawford (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°49′37″N 99°47′58″W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Roger Mills
Elevation [1]	2,329 ft (710 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	73638

The post office opened September 12, 1902. The ZIP Code is 73638. It is said to have been named for the Louis Crawford ranch.

In 1915, Crawford was home to the Crawford Telephone Company, a public service corporation that operated a switchboard in Crawford.[2] The town is now within the Cheyenne Boundary of the Dobson Telephone Company.[3]

Spring Creek Lake is to the south-southwest.[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crawford, Oklahoma
2. Commission, Oklahoma Corporation (1916). Annual Report of the Corporation Commission of the State of Oklahoma for the Year ... The Commission.
3. "Dobson Boundary Map (Cheyenne Boundary Map)" (PDF). Dobson Telephone Company. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
4. "Crawford, Oklahoma to Spring Creek Lake". Google Maps. Retrieved January 1, 2021.

Further reading

• Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .