Tom, Oklahoma

Tom is an unincorporated community in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States. The post office was established in 1916 and named for Tom Stewart, an early settler. It is the southeasternmost community in Oklahoma, in the midst of the Ouachita National Forest.

Tom Baptist Church is shaped in the form of an Indian tepee.

Recreation

Tom is a few miles east of Ward Lake,[1] which is 251 acres in size.[2]

Further to the west is the Red Slough Wildlife Management Area, which covers 5,814 acres and is managed cooperatively by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service.[3][1]

The Red River, a few miles to the south, has generally clear waters and an abundance of giant alligator gar, channel, blue and flathead catfish, and stripped, spotted, white, hybrid and largemouth bass; but there is limited river access.[4]

References
  1. "Tom, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  2. "Ward Lake". Lake-Link Oklahoma. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  3. "Red Slough". Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  4. "Red River". Southwest Paddler. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  • "Tom". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-01-05.
  • Map: 33°44′08″N 94°34′22″W


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