Limestone Gap, Oklahoma

Limestone Gap was an unincorporated community in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. The town is now abandoned. A type of limestone is named after the site on Limestone Creek.[1]

Limestone Gap, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
Limestone Gap, Oklahoma Location within the state of Oklahoma Limestone Gap, Oklahoma Limestone Gap, Oklahoma (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°36′02″N 95°58′17″W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Atoka
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)

A post office was established at Limestone Gap, Indian Territory on March 29, 1875; it closed on February 28, 1922. From September 22, 1897 to July 15, 1901 the name of the post office was Limestone. The area is now known as Gap.[2]

At the time of its founding, Limestone Gap was located in Atoka County, Choctaw Nation.[3]

Gravestones in a cemetery there had deaths dating from 1886 to 1940.[4] Charles LeFlore, a deputy US marshal, who served as captain of the Indian Police, had a ranch there.[5]

References

1. "Limestone Gap (OKPAlg;0)". mrdata.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
2. Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), pp. 125-126.
3. Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.
4. "Limestone Gap Cemetery, Atoka County, Oklahoma". www.okcemeteries.net. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
5. "Charles LeFlore - Fort Smith National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-21.