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Parkland, Oklahoma
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 Parkland, Oklahoma
Location in Oklahoma
Parkland, Oklahoma
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Lincoln |
| Elevation | 965 ft (294 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 539/918 |
| FIPS code | 40-00700 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1096445 |
Parkland is a small unincorporated community in northern Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. It is 4 miles (6 km) south of Agra. Its name was adopted "to describe the character of the townsite".
History
The land where Parkland is located was opened to white settlement by the Land Run of 1891 on 28 September of that year. The Parkland Post Office was established some three years later, on 19 December 1894, with McShelly Fishback as the first postmaster. The Parkland Post Office was closed on 15 June 1918.
A tornado on 30 May 1897 demolished several houses of the town, killing two and wounding several.
Free lots in the town of Kendrick, Oklahoma were offered to business owners in Parkland if they would move when Kendrick was platted in 1902.
Chandler, Oklahoma and Stroud, Oklahoma were nearby railroad points. The Parkland Telephone company was organized and built telephone lines from Chandler to Stroud, linking them with Parkland and Cushing, Oklahoma. Later these lines were purchased by the Arkansas Valley Telephone Company.
Parkland Cemetery is located approximately one mile (1.6 km) north of the community, at 35°51'15N 96°50'31"W.
