Gee, Oklahoma

Gee is a community in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, 11 miles southeast of Clayton, Oklahoma.

A United States Post Office operated here from May 22, 1909 to November 30, 1911.

No longer in existence, it was named for Henry V. Gee, first postmaster. Gee (1868-1916) is buried in the cemetery in Nolia, Oklahoma, a nearby community. [1]

More information on Gee and the Little River valley may be found in the Pushmataha County Historical Society.

References

  1. George H. Shirk, Oklahoma Place Names, p. 87; Pushmataha County Cemeteries, p. 228; Post Office Site Location Reports, Record Group 28, National Archives.

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