Gilmore, Oklahoma

Gilmore
Unincorporated community

Double Branch Baptist Church in Gilmore, Oklahoma, c. 1960
Gilmore
Gilmore

Location within the state of Oklahoma

Coordinates: 35°3′5.71″N 94°31′27.12″W / 35.0515861°N 94.5242000°W / 35.0515861; -94.5242000Coordinates: 35°3′5.71″N 94°31′27.12″W / 35.0515861°N 94.5242000°W / 35.0515861; -94.5242000
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Le Flore
Elevation 538 ft (164 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 918, 539
FIPS code 40/29350
GNIS feature ID 1100450

Gilmore is a small, unincorporated community in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] The town, formerly incorporated, boasted a small post office (between 1890 and 1918),[2] city hall, and Mayor Pratt McMillin, a rancher and oil distributor who died in April 2001, aged 84.[3]

Sugarloaf Mountain with Gilmore, Oklahoma in foreground

The primary population of Gilmore lives around the intersection of Nail Creek Road and Gilmore Road just east of Poteau, Oklahoma and north of Monroe, Oklahoma although in recent years, multiple houses have been build along Nail Creek Road west of Gilmore Road, expanding the community towards the town of Poteau. The town is home to the Vaughn Memorial Cemetery[4] which was adjacent to the Double Branch Baptist Church until the church burned down in the late 2000s. The oldest marker in the cemetery is of J. G. Vaughn, 1815 - 1878.[5]

The surrounding area consists primarily of farmland and forest situated in the Poteau River Valley region between Sugar Loaf Mountain, Oklahoma Peak, and Cavanal Hill.

Location

The area of the town was originally located in Sugar Loaf County, Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.

Today, the town is located in Choctaw Nation, District 4.[6]

History

In the 1884 election campaign for sheriff of Sugar Loaf County, Bob Benton and Charles Wilson ran against each other. Benton and Jack Crow shot and killed Wilson outside the county courthouse near Summerfield, Oklahoma. Even though Benton shot first, Crow delivered the fatal shot and was the only man to stand trial in the case under Judge Parker. Wilson was buried in Vaughn Cemetery.[7]

On November 22, 1983, an F3 tornado hit Gilmore after traveling 16 miles from Reichert and Howe, ending in Gilmore. There were no reported injuries or fatalities.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Gilmore Populated Place Profile / Le Flore County, Oklahoma Data". oklahoma.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. ↑ "USPS.gov: Post Offices of LeFlore County". www.usps.gov. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  3. ↑ "DEATHS". Tulsa World. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  4. ↑ "Find A Grave: Vaughn Memorial Cemetery". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  5. ↑ "Vaughn Cemetery, Cameron, LeFlore Co. Oklahoma". www.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2017-05-23.
  6. ↑ "Choctaw Nation District Map (PDF)" (PDF). www.choctawnation.com. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  7. ↑ "Okgenweb: Jesse Rob Interview". www.okgenweb.net. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  8. ↑ Service, US Department of Commerce, NOAA, National Weather. "Le Flore County, OK Tornadoes (1875-2011)". www.crh.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2017-05-09.


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