Yewed is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Alfalfa County,
Oklahoma, United States. Yewed is east of
Lambert.
History
Yewed was
plat
In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bea ...
ted in 1902 and had a station on the
Kansas City, Mexico and Orient Railway. The community applied for a Post Office under the name ''Dewey'' in honor of Admiral
George Dewey
George Dewey (December 26, 1837January 16, 1917) was Admiral of the Navy, the only person in United States history to have attained that rank. He is best known for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War, with ...
. However, since another community -
Dewey, Oklahoma
Dewey is a city in Washington County, Oklahoma, United States. Founded by Jacob A. Bartles in 1899, the town was named for Admiral George Dewey. It was incorporated December 8, 1905.May, John D. Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. "Dew ...
- already had that name, the letters were reversed and the name ''Yewed'' was assigned to the community. The Post Office operated from December 24, 1898, to April 30, 1952.
As of 1977, the community had an operational
grain elevator and a population of two.
See also
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List of geographic names derived from anagrams and ananyms
These are geographic anagrams and anadromes. Anagrams are rearrangements of the letters of another name or word. Anadrome
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References
Unincorporated communities in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma
Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma
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