Reed is an
unincorporated community in
Greer County,
Oklahoma
Oklahoma (; Choctaw language, Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west, Kansas on the nor ...
, United States, located along
State Highway 9 at North County Road 1840.
The ZIP Code is 73554. The post office opened September 16, 1892. Reed was said to have been named for the first postmaster, John Reed Graham.
Jay Buckle Springs, a locally famous watering hole
on the
, is north of Reed just east of North County Road 1840, 500 feet north of its junction with East County Road 1420. The Springs are named after the Jay Buckle Ranch which had its headquarters nearby.
Notable people
The Ponder brothers,
Major League Baseball player
Elmer and
World War I Flying Ace William, were born in Reed and were of
Cherokee descent. Film composer
Marvin Hatley, best known for "Dance of the Cuckoos"
["Dance Of The Cuckoos": ''"I'm cuckoo, and you're cuckoo, so let's take a chance - and doing your dance; well I'm cuckoo, and you're cuckoo, sing Laa-laa-laa-laa-la la..."''] which serves as ''
Laurel and Hardy
Laurel and Hardy were a British-American Double act, comedy duo act during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–19 ...
s theme song, was born in Reed.
Further reading
Shirk, George H. ''Oklahoma Place Names''. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. .
References
Unincorporated communities in Greer County, Oklahoma
Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma
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