Salt Fork, Oklahoma

Salt Fork, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
Salt Fork
Salt Fork
Coordinates: 36°38′06″N 97°35′20″W / 36.63500°N 97.58889°W / 36.63500; -97.58889Coordinates: 36°38′06″N 97°35′20″W / 36.63500°N 97.58889°W / 36.63500; -97.58889
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Grant
Elevation 1,007 ft (307 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 580
GNIS feature ID 1097703

Salt Fork is an unincorporated community in Grant County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] The community was originally called Elmpark, but it was renamed after the nearby Salt Fork River.[2]:213 The community's post office was officially established on July 12, 1895,[2]:82 and it operated until April 30, 1951.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Salt Fork, Oklahoma
  2. 1 2 3 Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 2nd ed., 1987


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