Bache, Oklahoma

Bache is an unincorporated community in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] The community is located on U.S. Route 270 7 miles (11 km) east of McAlester.

Bache, Oklahoma
Bache, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°53′39″N 95°38′55″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyPittsburg
Elevation
774 ft (236 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)918 & 539
GNIS feature ID1102106[1]

A post office was established at Bache, Indian Territory on February 26, 1903. It closed on July 29, 1995.[2]

At the time of its founding, the community was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.[3] The community was named for mining operator Franklin Bache.[4]

References

  1. "Bache". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved October 17, 2016.
  3. Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.
  4. Shirk, George H. (1974). Oklahoma Place Names (2 ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 15. ISBN 0806111402.



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