Battiest, Oklahoma

Battiest
Unincorporated community
Battiest Show map of Oklahoma Battiest Show map of the US Location within the state of Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°23′36″N 94°55′30″W / 34.39333°N 94.92500°W / 34.39333; -94.92500Coordinates: 34°23′36″N 94°55′30″W / 34.39333°N 94.92500°W / 34.39333; -94.92500
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	McCurtain
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code	74722

Battiest /bəˈtiːst/ is a small unincorporated community in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office was established November 1, 1926. It was named for Choctaw jurist Byington Battiest. The population today is approximately 250 people.

Battiest is served by the Battiest Independent School District.

Sources

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

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

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