Gypsy is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Creek County
Creek County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 71,754. Its county seat is Sapulpa.
Creek County is part of the Tulsa Metropolitan Area.
History
European explorers traveled through t ...
, in the
U.S. state
In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its so ...
of
Oklahoma
Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...
. It is about twelve miles south-southwest of
Bristow.
History
A post office called Gypsy was established in 1925, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955. Gypsy's local community took its name from the
Gypsy Oil Company.
References
Unincorporated communities in Creek County, Oklahoma
Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma
Muscogee (Creek) Nation
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