Pumpkin Center, Muskogee County, Oklahoma
Pumpkin Center is an unincorporated community in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. It is about 14 miles east of the city of Muskogee.[1]
Pumpkin Center, Oklahoma | |
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Pumpkin Center, Oklahoma Location within the state of Oklahoma Pumpkin Center, Oklahoma Pumpkin Center, Oklahoma (the United States) | |
Coordinates: 35°42′46″N 95°7′38″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Oklahoma |
County | Muskogee |
Elevation | 597 ft (182 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 1100769[1] |
This is not to be confused with the Pumpkin Center located in Okmulgee County, Oklahoma which is about 10 miles northeast of the city of Okmulgee,[2] or with the Pumpkin Center located in Comanche County, Oklahoma which is about 10 miles east of Lawton,[2] or with the Pumpkin Center located in Cherokee County, Oklahoma which is about 7.5 miles northeast of Braggs.[3]
No information appears on the origins of the name; however, “Pumpkin Center” as a town name was widely publicized by one Cal Stewart, who was a popular spoken-word recording artist in the late 1890s and early 1900s.[4] He frequently played the character of a gullible individual by the name of Uncle Josh Weathersby who hailed from the fictional town of "Pumpkin Center" or "Punkin Center".[4] The recordings described life in Pumpkin Center, as well as the character’s collisions with modernity in New York City.[4] Perhaps as a result, no less than 23 towns called "Pumpkin Center" exist in the US, scattered among at least 15 states.[5]
References
- "Pumpkin Center". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Pumpkin Center". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- "Pumpkin Center, Cherokee County, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
- Smith, Jacob (4 August 2008). Vocal Tracks: Performance and Sound Media. ISBN 9780520254947. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
- "Pumpkin Center". Fascinating Names. Retrieved June 23, 2020.