Hext, Oklahoma

Hext
Unincorporated community
Hext Location within the state of Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°14′51″N 99°45′10″W / 35.24750°N 99.75278°W / 35.24750; -99.75278Coordinates: 35°14′51″N 99°45′10″W / 35.24750°N 99.75278°W / 35.24750; -99.75278
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Beckham
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

Hext is a small unincorporated rural community on old U.S. Highway 66 in Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States. The town was named after a local resident, William Hext.^[1]

Characteristics

It had a post office from June 4, 1901, until November 29, 1902.^[1]

Route 66

The stone gas station on Old Route 66 was converted into a home and the pumps were removed.

Economics

There are no businesses in this area. The major economic activities in the area are horse breeding and farming.

References

1 2 Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.73.

Municipalities and communities of Beckham County, Oklahoma, United States

County seat: Sayre

Cities	Elk City Erick Sayre

Towns	Carter Sweetwater‡ Texola

Unincorporated communities	Delhi Hext Mayfield Retrop Taylor

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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