Ringold, Oklahoma

Ringold is an unincorporated community in western McCurtain County, Oklahoma, 12 miles northwest of Wright City, Oklahoma. It was formerly called Burwell.

A United States Post Office opened at Burwell, Indian Territory on October 31, 1906. It was named for William P. Burwell, first postmaster. Its name was changed to Ringold on May 10, 1911. Its name comes from Ringold, Texas, from which a number of its early white settlers came.^[1]

Until the advent of Oklahoma’s statehood Burwell was located in Cedar County, Choctaw Nation, in the Indian Territory. Its residents had much in common with those of other communities in the area, some of which, such as Rattan, Oklahoma are now included in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma.

References

1. ↑ George H. Shirk, Oklahoma Place Names, pp. 33 & 179.

Municipalities and communities of McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States County seat: Idabel Cities Broken Bow Idabel Towns Garvin Haworth Millerton Smithville Valliant Wright City CDP Eagletown Other unincorporated communities Battiest Beachton Bethel Bokhoma Boss Buffalo Burwell Cerrogordo Cisco Clebit Farmers Hill Felker Glover Golden Goodwater Harris Hochatown Holley Creek Iron Stob Corner Kulli/Kullituklo Moon Mound Grove Mount Herman Mount Zion Pickens Pleasant Hill Plucketville Pollard Ringold Rufe Sherwood Shinewell Shults Smithville Steel Junction Tablerville Tiner Tom Ultima Thule Watson Ghost towns America Slim Miller Court House

Coordinates: 34°12′54″N 95°07′31″W / 34.21500°N 95.12528°W / 34.21500; -95.12528