Blocker, Oklahoma
Blocker is a rural unincorporated community located on State Highway 31 in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] The post office opened April 26, 1905. The ZIP code is 74529. The community is said to have been named for a local coal dealer, Eads Blocker.[2] At the time of its founding, Blocker was located in Gaines County, Choctaw Nation, in the Indian Territory.[3]
References
- "Blocker, Oklahoma". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987, ISBN 0-8061-2028-2
- John W. Morris, Historical Atlas of Oklahoma, Plate 38.
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