Nida, Oklahoma

Nida
Unincorporated community
Nida
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Nida
Nida (the US)
Coordinates: 34°08′35″N 96°29′56″W / 34.14306°N 96.49889°W / 34.14306; -96.49889Coordinates: 34°08′35″N 96°29′56″W / 34.14306°N 96.49889°W / 34.14306; -96.49889
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Johnston
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID 1095877

Nida is an unincorporated community in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States, along State Highway 22.[1] A post office operated in Nida from 1895 to 1915. The first postmaster was R.F. French. The town was named after his wife, Nida French.[2] It is the nearest community to Fort Washita, a National Historic Landmark.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nida, Oklahoma
  2. Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.150.


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