Trousdale is a

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in Pottawatomie County,

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, at an elevation of 960 feet. It is located about 6 miles south of Tribbey, Oklahoma, just west of

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. It was named for William F.A. "Billy" Trousdale, early sheriff of Pottawatomie County. The settlement was created on March 7, 1904, shortly after the railroad came through in 1903. In 1957 the citizens of Trousdale voted to annex their school district to Tribbey. The post office closed June 16, 1967.

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