A United States Post Office opened at Burwell, Indian Territory on October 31, 1906. It was named for William P. Burwell, its first postmaster. Its name was changed to Ringold on May 10, 1911, after Oklahoma was admitted as a state. The community was named after Ringold, Texas, from which a number of its early European-American settlers migrated.[1]
ringold, oklahoma, ringold, unincorporated, community, western, mccurtain, county, oklahoma, united, states, miles, northwest, wright, city, formerly, called, burwell, ringoldclass, notpageimage, location, ringold, within, state, oklahoma, united, states, post. Ringold is an unincorporated community in western McCurtain County Oklahoma United States 12 miles northwest of Wright City It was formerly called Burwell Ringoldclass notpageimage Location of Ringold within the state of Oklahoma A United States Post Office opened at Burwell Indian Territory on October 31 1906 It was named for William P Burwell its first postmaster Its name was changed to Ringold on May 10 1911 after Oklahoma was admitted as a state The community was named after Ringold Texas from which a number of its early European American settlers migrated 1 Until the advent of Oklahoma s statehood Burwell was located in Cedar County Choctaw Nation Indian Territory In contrast to Burwell Ringold some other communities in the area such as Rattan are now included in Pushmataha County References edit George H Shirk Oklahoma Place Names pp 33 amp 179 34 12 54 N 95 07 31 W 34 21500 N 95 12528 W 34 21500 95 12528 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 Ringold Oklahoma amp oldid 1185583842, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
