Straight is an
unincorporated community
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in
Texas County in the
Oklahoma Panhandle
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, United States.
Straight is located 13.69 miles west of
Hooker and 15 miles north of
Guymon.
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passes two miles to the west and the community of
Mouser is two miles to the east. Pony Creek (a tributary to the
Beaver River), flows past to the southwest of the community and
Wild Horse Lake
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is approximately two miles to the north.
The
Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad
The Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad (BM&E) extended from Beaver, Oklahoma to Keyes, Oklahoma in the Oklahoma Panhandle, about 105 miles. It was chartered in 1912, and abandoned in 1972.
History
The BM&E started as an effort by the citizens ...
built through the area in the 1929-1930 timeframe,
and Straight was purposely sited along its tracks.
That line was abandoned in 1972.
References
Unincorporated communities in Texas County, Oklahoma
Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma
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