Mooreland, OK - 73852
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hamquilter
N 36° 26.270 W 099° 12.282
14S E 481653 N 4032531
Located 10 miles east of Woodward in Woodward County
Waymark Code: WM9REC
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2010
Views: 3
The Mooreland post office is located at 302 S. Main Street in this town of 1300 people.
Hours: Mon-Fri: 7:30-11:30, 12:30-4:00
Sat: 7:30-9:30
The town was first named Dail City, after a local resident. A post office was rejected by the federal government as there was already a town named Dail. Residents then selected the name "Moorland," as the area was reminiscent of a valley or moor. Through an error, an "e" was added on the documents. On March 5, 1902 the first Mooreland post office was established with F. M. Jones as first appointed postmaster.
Mooreland is located 10 miles east of Woodward and was settled after the 1893 Cherokee Outlet Opening. Mooreland lies in a valley about five miles north of the Canadian River.
Mooreland's economy has always been based on farming, primarily wheat and grain. A minor oil boom occurred around the time of World War I. Mooreland celebrated its centennial in 2001 with the publication of a history book.
[Source: Oklahoma Historical Society]
Type of structure:: Stand alone
re-enter Zip Code here:: 73852
Current Status:: Still in Use
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