Hontubby is an unincorporated community in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States.[1]

History

Hontubby was named for a local Choctaw Indian whose name means "wait and kill" in his native language.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hontubby, Oklahoma
  2. Heavener Historical Society (2013). Heavener (LeFlore County) Oklahoma. Xlibris Corporation. p. 269. ISBN 9781479760558.

34°51′01″N 94°33′58″W / 34.85028°N 94.56611°W / 34.85028; -94.56611

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