Clarkson, Oklahoma

Clarkson was a small community located north of the Cimarron River in Payne County, Oklahoma Territory. Founded by Dunkers (Church of the Brethren), the post office opened January 31, 1890, with Grant T. Johnson as the postmaster. The post office closed February 28, 1903. On January 3, 1894, members of the Doolin Gang held up the community store and post office taking supplies, tobacco, cash, and registered mail. The only remaining trace of the community is the cemetery.

Bibliography

• Foreman, Grant. "Early Post Offices". Chronicles of Oklahoma. 6:2 (June 1928) 155-162. (accessed March 16, 2007)
• Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .
• Shirley, Glenn. Gunfight at Ingalls: Death of an Outlaw Town. Stillwater, Oklahoma: Barbed Wire Press, 1990. ISBN 0-935269-06-1

External links

• Clarkson Cemetery—TopoQuest
• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Clarkson Cemetery

v t e Municipalities and communities of Payne County, Oklahoma, United States County seat: Stillwater Cities Cushing Drumright‡ Perkins Stillwater Yale Towns Glencoe Mulhall‡ Orlando‡ Ripley Unincorporated communities Ingalls Mehan Oak Grove Quay Vinco Yost Lake Ghost town Clarkson Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 36°00′24″N 97°15′52″W / 36.00667°N 97.26444°W / 36.00667; -97.26444