Eva, Oklahoma

Eva is an unincorporated community in Texas County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located along State Highway 95, approximately two miles north of U.S. Route 412.^[2]

Eva, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
Eva, Oklahoma in April 2024
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Coordinates: 36°47′54″N 101°54′25″W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Texas
Elevation [1]	3,573 ft (1,089 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	1100401[1]

History

The Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad built through Eva by the end of 1930.^[3] That line was abandoned in 1972,^[4] but the Eva Woodframe Grain Elevator built along its tracks was added to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Texas County, Oklahoma.^[5]

Notable people

• Caroline Henderson (1877–1966), school teacher, farmer, author, lived on farm east of Eva

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Texas County, Oklahoma

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eva, Oklahoma
2. "Eva, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
3. "Construction Strategies of Railroads in the Oklahoma Panhandle". Donovan L. Hofsommer, Chronicles of Oklahoma, Vol. 58, No 1, Spring 1980, pp. 82-89. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
4. "The Beaver, Meade and Englewood Railroad". AbandonedRails.com. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
5. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form, Eva Wood-frame Grain Elevator". United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved December 7, 2021.