Wilson was a community in Pushmataha County,

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, United States, 12 miles north of

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operated here from October 15, 1908, to August 15, 1910. No longer in existence, the community and its

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were named for Benjamin D. Wilson, first

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.George H. Shirk, ''Oklahoma Place Names'', p. 224; Post Office Site Location Reports, Record Group 28, National Archives.

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* Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma Geography of Pushmataha County, Oklahoma Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-geo-stub