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Carpenter, Oklahoma
Carpenter, Oklahoma is located in Oklahoma
Carpenter, Oklahoma
Carpenter, Oklahoma
Location in Oklahoma
Carpenter, Oklahoma is located in the United States
Carpenter, Oklahoma
Carpenter, Oklahoma
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Oklahoma
Counties Roger Mills / Custer
Elevation
1,946 ft (593 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)

Carpenter is an unincorporated community in Roger Mills and Custer counties in the state of Oklahoma, United States. The community is eight miles north of Elk City, Oklahoma.

It was named in commemoration of Benjamin Carpenter, an early settler of western Oklahoma who moved there from Texas in 1898. It was established as a Post Office on March 19, 1901, "named for Benjamin Carpenter, local rancher".

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