Rose, Oklahoma
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Rose is a small unincorporated rural community
in southeastern Mayes County
, Oklahoma
, United States
, on Scenic U.S. Highway 412. The post office was established March 13, 1891, with David Ragsdale as the postmaster. The ZIP Code is 74364.
The community was said to have been named for Rowe's Prairie, which is nearby.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in southeastern Mayes County
Mayes County, Oklahoma
Mayes County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It was named for Samuel Houston Mayes, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1895 to 1899. According to the 2010 census the population was 41,259, a 7.5 percent increase from 2000, when the population was 38,369...
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
, United States
United States
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, on Scenic U.S. Highway 412. The post office was established March 13, 1891, with David Ragsdale as the postmaster. The ZIP Code is 74364.
The community was said to have been named for Rowe's Prairie, which is nearby.
Further reading
- Foreman, Grant. "Early Post Offices of Oklahoma". Chronicles of Oklahoma 6:1 (March 1928) 4-25. (accessed March 8, 2007)
- Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .