Redden was a

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located in northeastern

Atoka County Atoka County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 14,007. Its county seat is Atoka. The county was formed before statehood from Choctaw Lands, and its name honors a Choctaw Chief named ...

Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...

, United States, on State Highway 43, approximately 13 miles northeast of Stringtown. The

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established a

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at Redden, Indian Territory on June 1, 1903, in what was then

Atoka County, Choctaw Nation Atoka County was a political subdivision of the Choctaw Nation of Indian Territory, prior to Oklahoma being admitted as a state. The county formed part of the Nation's Pushmataha District, or Third District, one of three administrative super-r ...

. It was named for John A. Redden (1873), a local resident who was appointed the first

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. The Statehood Proclamation was signed November 16, 1907. The post office at Redden, Oklahoma, was closed permanently on October 31, 1954. In similar fashion to Daisy, Redden was once a firmly established, thriving

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. However, Redden is now little more than a small dot on the map. All that remains of the old town is the Redden Cemetery, fenced and well kept, and the ruins of the schoolhouse standing on the side of the road. Redden is considered a

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Utilities

Telephone and Internet is provided by Hilliary Communications.

References

External links

RoadsideThoughts.com - A visit to Redden, Oklahoma - with county map
Geography of Atoka County, Oklahoma Ghost towns in Oklahoma Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-geo-stub io:Atoka, Oklahoma