Eva, Oklahoma
Appearance
Eva, Oklahoma | |
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Coordinates: 36°47′54″N 101°54′25″W / 36.79833°N 101.90694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
County | Texas |
Elevation | 3,573 ft (1,089 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1100401[1] |
Eva is an unincorporated community in Texas County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located along State Highway 95, approximately two miles north of U.S. Route 412.[2]
History
[edit]The Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad built through Eva by the end of 1930.[3] That line was abandoned in 1972,[4] but the Eva Woodframe Grain Elevator built along its tracks was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Texas County, Oklahoma.[5]
Notable people
[edit]- Caroline Henderson (1877–1966), school teacher, farmer, author, lived on farm east of Eva
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eva, Oklahoma
- ^ "Eva, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ "Construction Strategies of Railroads in the Oklahoma Panhandle". Donovan L. Hofsommer, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Vol. 58, No 1, Spring 1980, pp. 82-89. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ "The Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad". AbandonedRails.com. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
- ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form, Eva Wood-frame Grain Elevator". United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 7, 2021.