Wesley, Oklahoma

Wesley is an unincorporated community in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. It is ten miles south of Kiowa.

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Wesley is located in Oklahoma
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Location within the state of Oklahoma
Wesley is located in the United States
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Wesley (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°35′16″N 95°53′52″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyAtoka
Elevation810 ft (250 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1100930[1]

A post office was established at Wesley, Indian Territory on October 2, 1903. It closed on May 15, 1955. At the time of its founding, Wesley was located in Atoka County, Choctaw Nation.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wesley, Oklahoma
  2. Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38; Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 220.
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