Pooleville, Oklahoma

Pooleville is a rural community located in Carter County, Oklahoma, west of the Arbuckles. The post office opened July 20, 1907. The ZIP Code is 73401. It was named for an Ardmore banker, E.S. Poole.

During the territorial days, Pooleville was known as "Elk". The Elk post office, established in District 21 of the old Indian Territory, existed from January 15, 1890, until July 20, 1907. On June 8, 1894, a sheriff's posse from Anadarko caught and killed Bill Dalton (a brother of the Daltons and member of the Doolin-Dalton Gang) near here.

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*Shirk, George H. "Oklahoma Place Names". Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .

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