Scipio, Oklahoma

Scipio, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
Scipio, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 35°03′17″N 95°57′24″W / 35.05472°N 95.95667°W / 35.05472; -95.95667Coordinates: 35°03′17″N 95°57′24″W / 35.05472°N 95.95667°W / 35.05472; -95.95667
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Pittsburg
Elevation 725 ft (221 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 918 & 539
GNIS feature ID 1097875[1]

Scipio is an unincorporated community in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] The community is 12 miles (19 km) northwest of McAlester. A post office opened at Scipio on January 24, 1980. The community was named for nearby Scipio Creek, which was in turn named for the Roman general Scipio Africanus.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Scipio". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Shirk, George H. (1974). Oklahoma Place Names (2 ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 216. ISBN 0806111402.


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