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Floris, Oklahoma

Coordinates: 36°52′11″N 100°42′41″W / 36.86972°N 100.71139°W / 36.86972; -100.71139
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Floris, Oklahoma
Grain elevator at Floris during 2010 wheat harvest
Grain elevator at Floris during 2010 wheat harvest
Floris, Oklahoma is located in Oklahoma
Floris, Oklahoma
Floris, Oklahoma
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Floris, Oklahoma is located in the United States
Floris, Oklahoma
Floris, Oklahoma
Floris, Oklahoma (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°52′11″N 100°42′41″W / 36.86972°N 100.71139°W / 36.86972; -100.71139
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyBeaver
Elevation2,674 ft (815 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1100418

Floris is an unincorporated community in northwest Beaver County, Oklahoma, United States.[1]

History

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The community was named after Floris Derthwick, who was the daughter of the townsite owner, Byron S. Derthwick.[2]

The Floris post office operated from August 7, 1903 to September 30, 1925.[2]

The Floris Grain Elevator, which was built along the tracks of the now-defunct Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad, is on the National Register of Historic Places listings in Beaver County, Oklahoma.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Floris, Oklahoma
  2. ^ a b Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.80.
  3. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form, Floris Grain Elevator". United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 7, 2021.