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Loving, Oklahoma

Coordinates: 34°52′01″N 94°28′48″W / 34.86694°N 94.48000°W / 34.86694; -94.48000
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Loving is an unincorporated community in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States.[1]

History

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A post office was established at Loving, Oklahoma on December 2, 1908. It closed on June 15, 1922.[2]

Loving was named after John and Amanda Loving.[3][self-published source] John and Amanda Loving were Choctaw. John was a translator for the Choctaw because he spoke English as well as Choctaw, the Muskogean language.

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loving, Oklahoma
  2. ^ Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1965), p. 129.
  3. ^ Heavener Historical Society (2013). Heavener (LeFlore County) Oklahoma. Xlibris Corporation. p. 275. ISBN 9781479760558.

34°52′01″N 94°28′48″W / 34.86694°N 94.48000°W / 34.86694; -94.48000