Gee is a former community in
Pushmataha County,
Oklahoma
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, United States, 11 miles southeast of
Clayton.
A
United States Post Office
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operated there from May 22, 1909, to November 30, 1911.
No longer in existence, it was named for Henry V. Gee, first
postmaster
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. Gee (1868-1916) is buried in the cemetery in
Nolia, a nearby community.
[George H. Shirk, ''Oklahoma Place Names'', p. 87; ''Pushmataha County Cemeteries'', p. 228; Post Office Site Location Reports, Record Group 28, National Archives.]
More information on Gee and the
Little River
Little River may refer to several places:
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*Little River (Dubbo), source in the Dubbo region, a tributary of the Macquarie River
* Little River (Oberon), source in the Oberon Shire, a tributary of Coxs River (Haw ...
valley may be found in the
Pushmataha County Historical Society.
See also
*
List of ghost towns in Oklahoma
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References
Geography of Pushmataha County, Oklahoma
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
Ghost towns in Oklahoma
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