Connerville, Oklahoma

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Connerville
Unincorporated community
Connerville
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°26′51″N 96°38′10″W / 34.44750°N 96.63611°W / 34.44750; -96.63611Coordinates: 34°26′51″N 96°38′10″W / 34.44750°N 96.63611°W / 34.44750; -96.63611
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Johnston
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 74836

Connerville is a rural unincorporated community on the Blue River in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office opened August 6, 1897, in District 16 of the old Indian Territory. The ZIP Code is 74836. It is said to have been named for George B. Conner, the first postmaster.

Cultural references

  • The X-Files episode "D.P.O." (season three, episode three), in which a young man survives lightning strikes as well as emanates electrical discharges, was set in Connerville.

References

  • Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .


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