Farris, Oklahoma
Farris | |
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  Farris Location within the state of Oklahoma  Farris Farris (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 34°15′45″N 95°52′00″W / 34.26250°N 95.86667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Atoka |
| Elevation | 545 ft (166 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 74525 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1092768[1] |
Farris is an unincorporated community in Atoka County, Oklahoma, United States. It lies east of the county seat of Atoka on Highway 3 near the county border.
A post office was established at Farris, Indian Territory on May 17, 1902. It was named for the first postmaster, John L. Farris. At the time of its founding, Farris was located in Jacks Fork County, Choctaw Nation.[2]
McGee Creek Reservoir, which impounds the waters of McGee Creek, lies a short distance to the northwest. McGee Creek is a tributary to Muddy Boggy Creek, which flows west of Farris.
Education
[edit]Farris is in the Lane Public School school district.[3]
From 1914[citation needed] to 2013,[4] Farris had its own school district, Farris Public School,[5] with a K-8 school.
Farris School had been renovated some time before 1964. That year, the district had 47 students.[6] Circa 2003 to 2008 the number of students decreased. In 2008 the enrollment count was 70. That year, the district administration was seeking a merger with Lane school.[7]
After years of declining enrollment, controversies over the district's management, and an "F" rating from the Oklahoma State Department of Education in December 2012,[8] the district voted to dissolve the school district and join the district in nearby Lane in early 2013.[4] After the consolidation, Lane's enrollment increased by around 50 students.[9]
Students above the eighth grade who graduated from the Lane School frequently attend Atoka High School in Atoka (of Atoka Public Schools), some twenty miles west of Farris, or Stringtown high school (of Stringtown School District).[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Farris, Oklahoma
- ^ George H. Shirk, Oklahoma Place Names (University of Oklahoma Press, 1987), ISBN 978-0806120287, p. 87. Excerpts available at Google Books; Morris, John W. Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1986), plate 38.
- ^ Compare the 2010 map to the 2020 map:
- "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Atoka County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 13, 2024. - Text list
- "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Atoka County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 13, 2024. - Text list
- ^ a b c Carrie Coppenoll, "Oklahoma school district closes, but questions, lawsuits remain", The Oklahoman, March 4, 2013. - Also see copy on the Oklahoman website. Copy of first and second page (with charts and graphs) at Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP (2010 CENSUS): Atoka County, OK" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 13, 2024. - Text list
- ^ "Farris School Progressing". The Jeffersonian. Atoka, Oklahoma. September 24, 1964. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stogsdill, Sheila (May 11, 2008). "2 school districts to seek annexation". The Oklahoman. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
- ^ Megan Rolland, "Two Oklahoma school districts get F's on report card", The Oklahoman, December 10, 2012. Pages 1A, 4A. Also see copy on the Oklahoman website.
- ^ "Farris-Lane school consolidation". The Oklahoman. March 3, 2013. Retrieved October 13, 2024.
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