Fleetwood, Oklahoma

Fleetwood, Oklahoma
Fleetwood is located in Oklahoma
Fleetwood
Fleetwood
Fleetwood is located in the United States
Fleetwood
Fleetwood
Coordinates: 33°53′48″N 97°51′04″W / 33.89667°N 97.85111°W / 33.89667; -97.85111
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyJefferson
Elevation846 ft (258 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1100415[1]

Fleetwood is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] It is about 25 driving miles south-southeast of the county seat of Waurika, and just east of US Route 81.[2] It was named after H.H. Fleetwood, who was a ferry operator on the Red River.[3] A post office was open in Fleetwood from 1885 to 1961.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fleetwood, Oklahoma
  2. ^ "Waurika, Oklahoma to Fleetwood, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved March 17, 2024.
  3. ^ a b Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.79.