Petros, Oklahoma
Petros is an unincorporated community in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States.
History
A post office was established at Petros, Indian Territory on January 21, 1898; it closed on March 30, 1901. The community was first known as Petros Cut. The name is Greek for rock, and was named by Greek immigrants working on the Kansas City Southern Railroad, who cut solid rock for the railroad's right-of-way.[1]
At the time of its founding, Petros was located in Sugar Loaf County, a part of the Moshulatubbee District of the Choctaw Nation.[2]
References
- Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1965), p. 165.
- Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1986), plate 38.
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