Johns, Oklahoma
Johns was a community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, north of Antlers.
A United States Post Office operated there[1] from September 28, 1912 to May 15, 1915. It took its name from nearby Johns Valley, which had been named for Henry A. Johns, a Choctaw Indian land allottee.[2]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Johns Post Office (historical)
- George H. Shirk, Oklahoma Place Names, p. 113; Post Office Site Location Reports, Record Group 28, National Archives.
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