Alfalfa, Oklahoma

Alfalfa is an unincorporated residential village in western Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] Alfalfa is located on Oklahoma State Highway 58, 8 miles (13 km) north of Carnegie. Fort Cobb Lake and state park are approximately five miles to the east.[2] Other than a fire station, there are no services or businesses located in Alfalfa.

Alfalfa, Oklahoma
Alfalfa
Coordinates: 35°13′08″N 98°36′26″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyCaddo
Elevation1,460 ft (445 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)405
GNIS feature ID1089581[1]

The community was so named on account of alfalfa fields near the original town site.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alfalfa, Oklahoma
  2. Oklahoma Atlas & Gazeteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 40 ISBN 0899332838
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 8.


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