Holdenville, OK 74848 - U.S. Post Offices on Waymarking.com

Holdenville is a community approximately 75 miles southeast of Oklahoma City. It has population of about 5800 residents, and supports itself primarily by agriculture, however, several large companies operate here, including chicken and fish processing.

The area was settled in the mid 1800s and a post office was established here with the name Fentress in May of 1895. The town was renamed in November of that year. It is named after J.F. Holden, an employee of the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad which had come to town. The town was incorporated in November 1898, in Indian Territory. When Oklahoma became a State in 1907, Holdenville was named the County Seat of Hughes County.

The post office at 123 W. 7th Street was constructed in 1935. It is a one-story brick building and typical of the type building funded by the Treasury Department during the 1930's.

The post office is open Mon-Fri from 8:00-4:30 and Sat. from 9:00-11:00.

Type of structure:: Stansd alone re-enter Zip Code here:: 74848 Current Status:: Still in Use

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