Fillmore, Oklahoma

Fillmore, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
Fillmore, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°16′27″N 96°29′46″W / 34.27417°N 96.49611°W / 34.27417; -96.49611Coordinates: 34°16′27″N 96°29′46″W / 34.27417°N 96.49611°W / 34.27417; -96.49611
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Johnston
Elevation 748 ft (228 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 580
GNIS feature ID 1092812[1]

Fillmore is an unincorporated community in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States.[1]

History

A post office operated in Fillmore from 1902 to 1965. [2] The community was named after a local resident, Elias Fillmore, who was a Chickasaw.[2]

Notes

  1. 1 2 "Fillmore, Oklahoma". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. 1 2 Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 2nd ed., 1974, p.88.


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