Hoyt, Oklahoma

Hoyt is an unincorporated community in Haskell County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] The community is 3.9 miles (6.3 km) west-northwest of Whitefield. A post office was established at Hoyt, Indian Territory on August 19, 1890. It was named for Babe Hoyt, a local ferryboat operator.[2] The post office closed on April 17, 2004; it still has its own ZIP code, 74440.[3][4]

Hoyt, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°16′18″N 95°18′08″W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Haskell
Elevation	574 ft (175 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	74440
Area code(s)	918 & 539
GNIS feature ID	1093989[1]

It is home to the Hoyt School, which is no longer in use, but has been nominated for classification as an official Oklahoma landmark.[5]

At the time of its founding, Hoyt was located in the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.[6]

References

1. "Hoyt". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
2. Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 107.
3. United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved January 23, 2016.
4. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
5. "Oklahoma Landmarks Nomination Inventory" (PDF). Government of the State of Oklahoma. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
6. Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.