Muse, Oklahoma

Muse is an unincorporated community in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. Muse is located along Oklahoma State Highway 63, 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Talihina.

Muse, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
Muse
Muse
Coordinates: 34°40′19″N 94°45′46″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyLe Flore
Elevation
745 ft (227 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)539/918
GNIS feature ID1101555[1]

A post office was established at Muse, Indian Territory on October 1, 1896. Its name was changed to Pine Valley, Oklahoma on December 16, 1926. On May 11, 1927 another post office called Muse, Oklahoma was established at a slightly different location.[2]

At the time of its founding, Muse was located in Wade County, a part of the Apukshunnubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.[3]

The community's namesake is Rev. Joseph Muse, a Baptist minister.[4]

References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1965), p. 146.
  3. Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.
  4. Heavener Historical Society (2013). Heavener (LeFlore County) Oklahoma. Xlibris Corporation. p. 278. ISBN 9781479760558.



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