Chester, Oklahoma
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Chester is a rural unincorporated community in Major County, Oklahoma
. The post office opened April 8, 1895. The ZIP Code is 73838. It is said to have been named for Chester I. Long
, US Senator from Kansas.
Major County, Oklahoma
Major County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, the population was 7,545. Its county seat is Fairview. Located in northwestern Oklahoma. Major County is bounded by Woods and Alfalfa counties in the north, Garfield County on the east, Kingfisher, Blaine and Dewey on...
. The post office opened April 8, 1895. The ZIP Code is 73838. It is said to have been named for Chester I. Long
Chester I. Long
Chester Isaiah Long was a United States Representative and Senator from Kansas. Born in Greenwood Township, Pennsylvania, he moved with his parents to Daviess County, Missouri, in 1865 and to Paola, Kansas, in 1879. He attended the country schools and graduated from the normal school at Paola in...
, US Senator from Kansas.
Sources
- Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .