Enville, Oklahoma
Enville is a small rural community located in eastern Love County, Oklahoma. A post office was established at Enville, Indian Territory on June 16, 1904, and closed January 15, 1935. The name is said to have been coined from a contraction of the phrase, "end of the road ville."[1]
Enville | |
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  Enville Location within the state of Oklahoma  Enville Enville (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 33°59′1″N 96°59′11″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Love |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
At the time of its founding, Enville was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation.[2]
Enville is the birthplace of noted Western actor, singer and composer, and Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Johnny Bond.
References
- George H. Shirk, Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 73.
- Charles Goins, Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006), plate 105.
Sources
- Foreman, Grant. "First Post Offices Within the Boundaries of Oklahoma". Chronicles of Oklahoma. 26:2 (June 1948) p. 200. (accessed March 1, 2008)
- Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .
- Thompson, Chuck; Robert Medley; Rhonda Shephard; researchers. "Singers, Songwriters, & Musicians & the Place They Call Home". Oklahoma Today. Vol. 41 No. 1, February 1992, p. 22. (accessed March 1, 2008)
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