Lenna, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States
35°22′35″N 95°46′10″W / 35.37639°N 95.76944°W / 35.37639; -95.76944[1]
Lenna is a community in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office was established on January 4, 1902. It was named for Lenna Moore, a local Creek Indian.[2]
Etymology
Lenna started with a newly established post office around Stidham. Local officials held a contest to name the post office. People were invited to submit names for a drawing to select a list of names to be considered. Tom Moore[2] dropped into the box all the names of his children. His daughter Lenna's name was drawn, thus Lenna (Full name Lennie Doddy Moore[3]), Oklahoma. The book "Oklahoma Place Names" lists Lenna as being named after a local Creek Indian.[2]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lenna, Oklahoma
- ^ a b c family story of Lenna
- ^ Lenna Moore family tree
- Shirk, George H.; Oklahoma Place Names; Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987: ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .
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Municipalities and communities of McIntosh County, Oklahoma, United States
County seat: Eufaula
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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