Thackerville, OK - 73459
Posted by: 
hamquilter
N 33° 47.512 W 097° 08.610
14S E 671872 N 3740628
Five miles north of the Texas border.
Waymark Code: WM9H3P
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/21/2010
Views: 6
The Thackerville post office is located at 281 S. Highway 77 in this town of 450.
Hours: M-F 8:00-12:00, 1:00-4:00
Closed Saturday
A post office was established in Thackerville on January 3, 1882. The town is located five miles north of the Texas state line. Zachariah Thacker founded Thackerville in the mid-1800s. He came from Arkansas headed for Amarillo, Texas, but camped one night at Wolf Hollow Creek in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory, and remained there until his death a few years later.
In 1887, after Thacker died, the community moved southeast to its present location to be near the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Thackerville has been an agriculture-based community, with local farmers growing peanuts and watermelons.
[Source: Oklahoma Historical Society]
It is currently the home of the Chickasaw Nation WinStar Casino, which should factor positively in the town's future.
Type of structure:: Stand alone
re-enter Zip Code here:: 73459
Current Status:: Still in Use
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