Pickens is an unincorporated community in western McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] The community is in the Silver Creek Valley in the Ouachita Mountains. The community of Clebit lies adjacent to the southwest along Little Silver Creek.[2]
It was named for John T. Pickens, the first postmaster. The post office was established October 26, 1912 and remains operational, with the ZIP code of 74952.[3]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickens, Oklahoma
- ↑ Clebit, OK, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1972
- ↑ Zip Code Lookup
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in another county or counties | |
34°23′47″N 95°00′43″W / 34.39639°N 95.01194°W
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