The community was named for nearby Scipio Creek, which was in turn named for the Roman general Scipio Africanus.[4] At the time of its founding, Scipio was located in Tobucksy County, Choctaw Nation.[5] A post office opened at Scipio, Indian Territory on January 24, 1890.
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^"ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
^ abcU.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scipio, Oklahoma
^"Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
^Shirk, George H. (1974). Oklahoma Place Names (2 ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 216. ISBN0806111402.
^John W. Morris. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), Plate 38.
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