Homestead, Oklahoma

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Homestead, Oklahoma
—  Unincorporated community  —
Location of Homestead in Oklahoma
Coordinates: 36°08′59″N 98°23′38″W / 36.14972, -98.39389
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Blaine
Elevation [1]	1,250 ft (381 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code
Area code(s)	XXX
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID	1093872[1]

Homestead is a small community located in northern Blaine County, Oklahoma, United States. Platted along the Rock Island railroad line before statehood, the Homestead Post Office opened April 19, 1894. Homestead had a population of one hundred fifty residents in 1905, according the the Oklahoma Territorial Census.

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b} USGS GNIS: Homestead, Oklahoma. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.

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

[edit] External links

• Homestead, Oklahoma is at coordinates 36°08′59″N 98°23′38″W / 36.149759, -98.393964 (Homestead, Oklahoma)Coordinates: 36°08′59″N 98°23′38″W / 36.149759, -98.393964 (Homestead, Oklahoma)