en Alma, Oklahoma

Alma
Alma
Unincorporated community
	Alma Location within the state of Oklahoma Alma Alma (the United States)
	Coordinates: 34°25′10″N 97°36′44″W / 34.41944°N 97.61222°W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Stephens
Elevation	1,066 ft (325 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	1089594

Alma is a rural community located in southwestern Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. The Alma Post Office, said to be named for Alma Peeples (an early-day resident),^[2] was opened February 14, 1906.

At the time of its founding, Alma was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation.^[3]

The Alma School District was consolidated with the one at Velma.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alma, Oklahoma
^ Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987 ISBN 0-8061-2028-2
^ Charles Goins, Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006), plate 105.
^ http://velma-alma.com/ Velma-Alma Schools

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[gnis-1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alma, Oklahoma

[2] Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987 ISBN 0-8061-2028-2

[3] Charles Goins, Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006), plate 105.

[4] ttp://velma-alma.com/ Velma-Alma Schools

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