Parkland, Oklahoma
Encyclopedia
Parkland is a ghost town
in northern Lincoln County, Oklahoma
, United States. It is 4 miles (6 km) south of Agra, Oklahoma
. Its name was adopted "to describe the character of the townsite". It still exists as a small community.
on 28 September of that year. The Parkland Post Office was established some three years later, on 19 December 1894, with McShelly Fishback as the first postmaster
. The Parkland Post Office was closed on 15 June 1918.
A tornado on 30 May 1897 demolished several houses of the town, killing two and wounding several..
Free lots in the town of Kendrick, Oklahoma
were offered to business owners in Parkland if they would move when Kendrick was platted in 1902.
Chandler, Oklahoma
and Stroud, Oklahoma
were nearby railroad points. The Parkland Telephone company was organized and built telephone lines from Chandler to Stroud, linking them with Parkland and Cushing, Oklahoma
. Later these lines were purchased by the Arkansas Valley Telephone Company.
Parkland Cemetery is located approximately one mile (1.6 km) north of the community, at 35°51'15N 96°50'31"W.
Ghost town
A ghost town is an abandoned town or city. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, or nuclear disasters...
in northern Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Lincoln County, Oklahoma
Lincoln County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population as of 2010 was 34,273. It is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Statistical Area.Its county seat is Chandler....
, United States. It is 4 miles (6 km) south of Agra, Oklahoma
Agra, Oklahoma
Agra is a town in northern Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 356 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Agra is located at ....
. Its name was adopted "to describe the character of the townsite". It still exists as a small community.
History
The land where Parkland is located was opened to white settlement by the Land Run of 1891Land Run of 1891
The Land Run of 1891 was a set of horse races to settle land acquired by the federal government through the opening of several small Indian reservations in Oklahoma Territory. The race involved approximately 20,000 homesteaders, who gathered to stake their claims on 6097 plots of former...
on 28 September of that year. The Parkland Post Office was established some three years later, on 19 December 1894, with McShelly Fishback as the first postmaster
Postmaster
A postmaster is the head of an individual post office. Postmistress is not used anymore in the United States, as the "master" component of the word refers to a person of authority and has no gender quality...
. The Parkland Post Office was closed on 15 June 1918.
A tornado on 30 May 1897 demolished several houses of the town, killing two and wounding several..
Free lots in the town of Kendrick, Oklahoma
Kendrick, Oklahoma
Kendrick is a town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 138 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Kendrick is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all of it land....
were offered to business owners in Parkland if they would move when Kendrick was platted in 1902.
Chandler, Oklahoma
Chandler, Oklahoma
Chandler is a city in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 2,842 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Lincoln County and is part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area.Chandler is located east of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on U.S...
and Stroud, Oklahoma
Stroud, Oklahoma
Stroud is a city in Creek and Lincoln counties in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The population was 2,758 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Stroud is located at ....
were nearby railroad points. The Parkland Telephone company was organized and built telephone lines from Chandler to Stroud, linking them with Parkland and Cushing, Oklahoma
Cushing, Oklahoma
Cushing is a city in Payne County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 8,371 at the 2000 census.The city was established after the Land Run of 1891 by Billy Rae Little. It was named for Marshall Cushing, private secretary to U.S. Postmaster General John Wanamaker...
. Later these lines were purchased by the Arkansas Valley Telephone Company.
Parkland Cemetery is located approximately one mile (1.6 km) north of the community, at 35°51'15N 96°50'31"W.