Floris,_Oklahoma

Floris, Oklahoma

Floris, Oklahoma

Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States

Floris is an unincorporated community in northwest Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States.[1]

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History

The community was named after Floris Derthwick, who was the daughter of the townsite owner, Byron S. Derthwick.[2]

The Floris post office operated from August 7, 1903 to September 30, 1925.[2]

The Floris Grain Elevator, which was built along the tracks of the now-defunct Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad, is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaver County, Oklahoma.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Floris, Oklahoma
  2. [2]
    Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.80.
  3. [3]
    "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form, Floris Grain Elevator". United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 7, 2021.


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