Anvil, Oklahoma

Anvil is a ghost town in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

History

The community was settled after the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889, and named for a anvil-shaped rock near the town site.^[1] A post office was established at Anvil in 1892, and remained in operation until 1904.^[2]

References

↑ "Oklahoma's Strangely Named Towns". KWTV. Archived from the original on December 2, 2001. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
↑ "Lincoln County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 March 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States

County seat: Chandler

Cities	Chandler Prague Stroud‡

Towns	Agra Carney Davenport Fallis Kendrick Meeker Sparks Tryon Warwick Wellston

Unincorporated communities	Arlington Jacktown Midlothian Parkland Payson Rossville

Ghost towns	Anvil Avery

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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