Paucaunla, Oklahoma

Paucaunla
Ghost town

Location in Oklahoma south of Durant and east of Colbert
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Bryan
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)

Paucaunla is an ghost town in Bryan County, Oklahoma.[1][2] It is six miles east of Colbert, Oklahoma.[2] A post office operated in Paucaunla from September 23, 1897 to July 15, 1910.[2] The community was located in Chickasaw Nation.[3] The name of the town may have been taken from the Choctaw word pakqli, which means "to flower," or the Chickasaw Pak-an-li, which means "blossom."[4][2]

References

  1. ↑ United States Post Office Department. United States Official Postal Guide. Third Series, Vol.2, No.1, July 1909, p.611.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.162.
  3. ↑ Gannett, Henry. Bulletin 248, Series F, Geography 44: A Gazetteer of Indian Territory. Department of the Interior. United States Geological Survey. Washington: Government Printing Office, 1905. p.51.
  4. ↑ Bright, William. Native American Place Names: A Handbook for Travelers. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 2013, p.77.

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