Gay, Oklahoma
| Gay, Oklahoma | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Gay Location within the state of Oklahoma  Gay Gay (the US) | |
| Coordinates: 33°57′12″N 95°37′17″W / 33.95333°N 95.62139°WCoordinates: 33°57′12″N 95°37′17″W / 33.95333°N 95.62139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Choctaw |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1093152 |
Gay is an unincorporated community in Choctaw County, Oklahoma, in the United States.[1]
History
A post office was established as Gay in 1908, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1932.[2] The community was named after the town of Gay, Georgia.[3]
Notable residents
- Pauline Short Robinson (1915–1997), first African-American librarian in Denver, Colorado
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gay, Oklahoma
- ↑ "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 4 October 2014.
- ↑ Shirk, George H. (1 January 1987). Oklahoma Place Names. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 98. ISBN 978-0-8061-2028-7.
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