Box, Cleveland County, Oklahoma
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Box, Oklahoma | |
|---|---|
 Box (bottom right corner) and surrounding communities (1928)[2] | |
  Box  Box | |
| Coordinates: 34°58′17.27″N 97°9′0.09″W / 34.9714639°N 97.1500250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Cleveland |
| Elevation | 1,050 ft (320 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code | 73051 |
Box was one of many communities that sprung up during the late 1800s in the southern portion of Cleveland County, Oklahoma, United States.[3][4][5] Box was the largest of these communities and was located east and south of Lexington, Oklahoma Territory.[5][6] Not much remains there, besides the Box Cemetery.[7][8][9][10]
Around 1895, a man by the name of George Box established a cotton gin and saw mill in the area that became the town.[5][11] Box's post office was established on May 7, 1898.[5] In 1899, the town was being platted and surveyed for land owners to purchase lots in. The community was located on a resident’s farmland.[12] On December 4, 1906, the post office was discontinued.[5]
