Lenna, Oklahoma

Lenna
Unincorporated community
Lenna

Location within the state of Oklahoma

Coordinates: 35°22′35″N 95°46′10″W / 35.37639°N 95.76944°WCoordinates: 35°22′35″N 95°46′10″W / 35.37639°N 95.76944°W
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County McIntosh
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)

Lenna is a small rural community in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office was established January 4, 1902. It was named for Lenna Moore, a local Creek Indian.[1]


Etymology

Lenna started with a newly established post office around Stidham. Local officials held a contest to name the post office. People were invited to submit names for a drawing to select a list of names to be considered. Tom Moore[1] dropped into the box all the names of his children. His daughter Lenna's name was drawn, thus Lenna (Full name Lennie Doddy Moore[2]), Oklahoma. The book "Oklahoma Place Names" lists Lenna as being named after a local Creek Indian.[1]

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