Scipio, Oklahoma

Scipio is an unincorporated community in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] The community is 12 miles (19 km) northwest of McAlester. A post office opened at Scipio, Indian Territory on January 24, 1890. The community was named for nearby Scipio Creek, which was in turn named for the Roman general Scipio Africanus.[2]

Scipio, Oklahoma
Scipio, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°03′17″N 95°57′24″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyPittsburg
Elevation
725 ft (221 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)918 & 539
GNIS feature ID1097875[1]

At the time of its founding, Scipio was located in Tobucksy County, Choctaw Nation.[3]

References

  1. "Scipio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Shirk, George H. (1974). Oklahoma Place Names (2 ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 216. ISBN 0806111402.
  3. John W. Morris. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), Plate 38.



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