Bentley is an

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, United States, located east of the

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of Atoka, off

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. Bentley's post office was established in Indian Territory on June 1, 1903, and named after Alva Bentley, a territorial-era educator. At the time of its founding, the community was within

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 and jud ...

.Morris, John W. ''Historical Atlas of Oklahoma'' (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38; Shirk, George H. ''Oklahoma Place Names'' (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), pp. 20-21. A school once operated in Bentley but has since closed. The post office also closed on August 30, 1963. Bentley's main street features a fire department, community center, and Southern Baptist Church.

Demographics

Education

Bentley falls within the Harmony Public School district.
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