Skullyville, Oklahoma
Encyclopedia
Skullyville is a small unincorporated rural community
in Le Flore County
, Oklahoma
, United States
. Skullyville was the former capitol of the Choctaw Nation
and a stop on the California Road. Walker's Station
, a stage stand on the Butterfield Overland Mail
route, was located in Skullyville. The name is derived from the Choctaw word for money, "iskulli" or "iskuli", as originally this was the place where annuity payments were collected.
The community is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas
-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area
.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Le Flore County
Le Flore County, Oklahoma
Le Flore County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2000, the population was 48,109. Its county seat is Poteau. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma is the federal...
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Skullyville was the former capitol of the Choctaw Nation
Choctaw
The Choctaw are a Native American people originally from the Southeastern United States...
and a stop on the California Road. Walker's Station
Walker's Station
Walker's Station was a stage stand on the old Butterfield Overland Mail route in Indian Territory. It was located at the old Choctaw Agency in Skullyville in what is now Le Flore County, Oklahoma. The station was named for Tandy Walker, Choctaw chief, and later, Governor of the Choctaw Nation...
, a stage stand on the Butterfield Overland Mail
Butterfield Overland Mail
The Butterfield Overland Mail Trail was a stagecoach route in the United States, operating from 1857 to 1861. It was a conduit for the U.S. mail from two eastern termini, Memphis, Tennessee and St. Louis, Missouri, meeting Fort Smith, Arkansas, and continuing through Indian Territory, New Mexico,...
route, was located in Skullyville. The name is derived from the Choctaw word for money, "iskulli" or "iskuli", as originally this was the place where annuity payments were collected.
The community is part of the Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fort Smith, Arkansas
Fort Smith is the second-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. With a population of 86,209 in 2010, it is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area, a region of 298,592 residents which encompasses the Arkansas...
-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area
Fort Smith metropolitan area
The Fort Smith Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is a five-county area including three Arkansas counties and two Oklahoma counties, and anchored by the city of Fort Smith, Arkansas...
.
Further reading
- Hartshorne, G.E., MD. "Skullyville and Its People in 1889". Chronicles of Oklahoma 28:1 (Spring 1950) 85-88. (accessed August 28, 2006).
- Morrison, W.B. "The Saga of Skullyville". Chronicles of Oklahoma 16:2 (June 1938) 234-240. (accessed August 28, 2006).