Farris is an unincorporated community in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. It lies east of the county seat of Atoka on Highway 3 near the county border. From 1914 to 2013, Farris had its own school district with a K-8 school, but after years of declining enrollment, controversies over the district's management, and an "F" rating from the Oklahoma State Department of Education in December 2012,[2] the district voted to dissolve the school district and join the district in nearby Lane in early 2013.[3] Students above the eighth grade attend Atoka High School in Atoka, some twenty miles west of Farris.
A post office was established at Farris, Indian Territory on May 17, 1902. It was named for the first postmaster, John L. Farris. At the time of its founding, Farris was located in Jacks Fork County, Choctaw Nation.[4]
^ abU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farris, Oklahoma
^Megan Rolland, "Two Oklahoma school districts get F's on report card", The Oklahoman, December 10, 2012.
^Carrie Coppenoll, "Oklahoma school district closes, but questions, lawsuits remain", The Oklahoman, March 4, 2013.
^George H. Shirk, Oklahoma Place Names (University of Oklahoma Press, 1987), ISBN978-0806120287, p. 87. Excerpts available at Google Books; Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.
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farris, oklahoma, farris, unincorporated, community, atoka, county, oklahoma, united, states, lies, east, county, seat, atoka, highway, near, county, border, from, 1914, 2013, farris, school, district, with, school, after, years, declining, enrollment, controv. Farris is an unincorporated community in Atoka County Oklahoma United States It lies east of the county seat of Atoka on Highway 3 near the county border From 1914 to 2013 Farris had its own school district with a K 8 school but after years of declining enrollment controversies over the district s management and an F rating from the Oklahoma State Department of Education in December 2012 2 the district voted to dissolve the school district and join the district in nearby Lane in early 2013 3 Students above the eighth grade attend Atoka High School in Atoka some twenty miles west of Farris FarrisUnincorporated communityFarrisLocation within the state of OklahomaShow map of OklahomaFarrisFarris the United States Show map of the United StatesCoordinates 34 15 45 N 95 52 00 W 34 26250 N 95 86667 W 34 26250 95 86667CountryUnited StatesStateOklahomaCountyAtokaElevation 1 545 ft 166 m Time zoneUTC 6 Central CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT ZIP code74525GNIS feature ID1092768 1 A post office was established at Farris Indian Territory on May 17 1902 It was named for the first postmaster John L Farris At the time of its founding Farris was located in Jacks Fork County Choctaw Nation 4 McGee Creek Reservoir which impounds the waters of McGee Creek lies a short distance to the northwest McGee Creek is a tributary to Muddy Boggy Creek which flows west of Farris References edit a b U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Farris Oklahoma Megan Rolland Two Oklahoma school districts get F s on report card The Oklahoman December 10 2012 Carrie Coppenoll Oklahoma school district closes but questions lawsuits remain The Oklahoman March 4 2013 George H Shirk Oklahoma Place Names University of Oklahoma Press 1987 ISBN 978 0806120287 p 87 Excerpts available at Google Books Morris John W Historical Atlas of Oklahoma Norman University of Oklahoma Press 1986 plate 38 nbsp This Oklahoma state location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Farris Oklahoma amp oldid 1179036174, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
