Anvil is a ghost town in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

History

The community was settled after the Oklahoma Land Rush of 1889, and named for an anvil-shaped rock near the town site.[1] A post office was established at Anvil in 1892, and remained in operation until 1904.[2][3]

References

  1. "Oklahoma's Strangely Named Towns". KWTV. Archived from the original on December 2, 2001. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  2. "Lincoln County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 2, 2015.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anvil Post Office (historical)


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