Cumberland, Oklahoma

Cumberland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Marshall County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] It is about 12 miles east of Madill, Oklahoma off Oklahoma State Highway 199, and is both north and west of nearby Lake Texoma.[2] The population was 315 as of the 2020 Census.[3]

A post office was established at Cumberland, Indian Territory on March 31, 1894. It was named for Cumberland Presbyterian Church, an organization active in local mission work.[4]

At the time of its founding, Cumberland was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation.[5]

Cumberland Cove (now known as Texoma Shores Resort in Texoma region) is the community's main tourism driver, where fishing and swimming are the primary activities of interest.

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cumberland, Oklahoma
  2. ^ "Madill, Oklahoma to Cumberland, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  3. ^ "Cumberland (CDP), Oklahoma". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  4. ^ George H. Shirk. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 58.
  5. ^ Charles Goins, Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006), plate 105.

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