Lenna, Oklahoma

Lenna, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
Lenna is located in Oklahoma
Lenna
Lenna
Lenna is located in the United States
Lenna
Lenna
Coordinates: 35°22′35″N 95°46′10″W / 35.37639°N 95.76944°W / 35.37639; -95.76944
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyMcIntosh
Elevation
[1]
630 ft (190 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1100573[1]

Lenna is a community in McIntosh County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office was established on January 4, 1902. It was named for Lenna Moore, a local Creek Indian.[2]

Etymology

Lenna started with a newly established post office around Stidham. Local officials held a contest to name the post office. People were invited to submit names for a drawing to select a list of names to be considered. Tom Moore[2] dropped into the box all the names of his children. His daughter Lenna's name was drawn, thus Lenna (Full name Lennie Doddy Moore[3]), Oklahoma. The book "Oklahoma Place Names" lists Lenna as being named after a local Creek Indian.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lenna, Oklahoma
  2. ^ a b c family story of Lenna
  3. ^ Lenna Moore family tree

Further reading

  • Shirk, George H.; Oklahoma Place Names; Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987: ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .
  • https://www.ghosttowns.com/states/ok/lenna.html


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