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Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, United States
Tom
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 33°44′09″N 94°34′23″W / 33.73583°N 94.57306°W / 33.73583; -94.57306
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyMcCurtain
Elevation371 ft (113 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes74740
GNIS feature ID1101695
Tom Baptist Church is shaped in the form of an Indian tepee.

Tom is an unincorporated small rural village in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States. It is the southeasternmost community in Oklahoma, in the midst of the Ouachita National Forest. At Tom, there are two churches, a food store, a senior center, a park, and a fire station, plus several homes. There is no gasoline station, public lodgings, medical service, post office, or other businesses or services.

History

The village was named for Tom Stewart, an early settler. A post office was established at Tom in 1916.

Recreation

Tom is a few miles east of Ward Lake, which is 251 acres (102 ha) in size.

Further to the west is the Red Slough Wildlife Management Area, which covers 5,814 acres and is managed cooperatively by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

The Red River, a few miles to the south, has generally clear waters and an abundance of giant alligator gar, channel, blue and flathead catfish, and striped, spotted, white, hybrid and largemouth bass; but there is limited river access.

References

  1. ^ "Tom". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  2. ^ "Tom, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  3. "Ward Lake". Lake-Link Oklahoma. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  4. "Red Slough". Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
  5. "Red River". Southwest Paddler. Retrieved September 16, 2020.
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County seat: Idabel
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