Connerville is a rural

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and

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on the Blue River in Johnston County,

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, United States. The post office opened August 6, 1897, in District 16 of the old

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.Shirk, p.52 The ZIP Code is 74836. It is said to have been named for George B. Conner, the first postmaster. The Census Bureau defined a

(CDP) for Connerville in 2015; the 2010 population within the 2015 CDP boundary is 80 and contains 42 housing units.

Demographics

In popular culture

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'' episode " D.P.O." (season three, episode three), in which a young man survives lightning strikes as well as emanates electrical discharges, was set in Connerville.

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Sources

*Shirk, George H. ''Oklahoma Place Names''. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. . Unincorporated communities in Johnston County, Oklahoma Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma Census-designated places in Johnston County, Oklahoma Census-designated places in Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-geo-stub