Rubottom, Oklahoma

Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States
33°56′25″N 97°27′25″W / 33.94028°N 97.45694°W / 33.94028; -97.45694CountryUnited StatesStateOklahomaCountyLoveElevation853 ft (260 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)GNIS feature ID1097516[1]

Rubottom is an unincorporated community in Love County, Oklahoma, United States.[1]

A post office was established at Rubottom, Indian Territory on Aug. 14, 1902. It was named for William P. Rubottom, a prominent landowner and cotton gin operator.[2] At the time of its founding, Rubottom was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation.[3]

The community is part of the Turner Independent School District.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rubottom, Oklahoma
  2. ^ George H. Shirk. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 183.
  3. ^ Charles Goins, Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006), plate 105.
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