Loving is an unincorporated community in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States.[1]
History
A post office was established at Loving, Oklahoma on December 2, 1908. It closed on June 15, 1922.[2]
Loving was named after John and Amanda Loving.[3] John and Amanda Loving were Choctaw. John was a translator for the Choctaw because he spoke English as well as Choctaw, the Muskogean language.
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Loving, Oklahoma
- ↑ Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1965), p. 129.
- ↑ Heavener Historical Society (2013). Heavener (LeFlore County) Oklahoma. Xlibris Corporation. p. 275. ISBN 9781479760558.
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