Atoka, Oklahoma
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15miles Southeast of Atoka
McGee Creek Reservoir is located about 15 miles southeast of the city of Atoka in one of the state'... continue
4miles North of Atoka((In General)) Atoka Reservoir is located in Atoka County, Oklahoma. It has over 5,000 surface acres of water and 70 miles of shoreline. It is 15... continue
Attractions and Upcoming Events
Boggy Depot Townsite
Prelude to a State Boggy Depot's contribution to Oklahoma outlasted all her structures, for it was the source of the state's name. Chief Allen Wright, principal chief of the Choctaw Nation, suggested the word "Oklahoma" (meaning "Red People") in 1866
Atoka, OK Historic Towns
Butterfield Stage Line
Standing at the forefront of the old Butterfield road imagine the stage coach hustling along the old wooden fence line up the well-ridden ruts that are still visible today and coming to an abrupt halt at the rest stop. The Butterfield Overland Mail route directed its route to Boggy Depot in 1858
Atoka, OK Railroad History
Confederate Memorial Museum and Cemetery
The museum offers a unique look into the varied history of southeastern Oklahoma. From pre-historic bones, the Choctaw Trail of Tears and a stop on the Butterfield Stage Line, to homegrown talents Reba McEntire and the late Lane Frost, the museum and it'
Atoka, OK Museums
Confederate Cemetery
The "burying ground" was first used by emigrants traveling on the Butterfield Stage road who camped at a spring, which was later called "Harkins' Spring," just north of the Middle Boggy River (today known as the Muddy Boggy).
Atoka, OK Cemeteries
Things to do near Atoka, OK