Farris, Oklahoma

Farris is an unincorporated community in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. It lies east of the county seat of Atoka on Highway 3 near the county border. From 1914 to 2013, Farris had its own school district with a K-8 school, but after years of declining enrollment, controversies over the district's management, and an "F" rating from the Oklahoma State Department of Education in December 2012,[1] the district voted to dissolve the school district and join the district in nearby Lane in early 2013.[2] Students above the eighth grade attend Atoka High School in Atoka, some twenty miles west of Farris.

Farris
Unincorporated community
Farris
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Farris
Farris (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°15′45″N 95°52′0″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyAtoka
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74525

A post office was established at Farris, Indian Territory on May 17, 1902. It was named for the first postmaster, John L. Farris. At the time of its founding, Farris was located in Jacks Fork County, Choctaw Nation.[3]

References
  1. Megan Rolland, "Two Oklahoma school districts get F's on report card", The Oklahoman, December 10, 2012.
  2. Carrie Coppenoll, "Oklahoma school district closes, but questions, lawsuits remain", The Oklahoman, March 4, 2013.
  3. George H. Shirk, Oklahoma Place Names (University of Oklahoma Press, 1987), ISBN 978-0806120287, p. 87. Excerpts available at Google Books; Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.


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