Skullyville, Oklahoma
Iskuli (Choctaw) | |
|---|---|
  Skullyville  Skullyville | |
| Coordinates: 35°15′15″N 94°35′35″W / 35.25417°N 94.59306°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oklahoma |
| County | Le Flore |
| Established | 1832 |
| Disestablished | 1917 |
| Elevation | 509 ft (155 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 1098103[1] |
Skullyville (also spelled Scullyville) is an unincorporated rural community in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is approximately one mile east of Spiro and 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Fort Smith, Arkansas. The community is within the Fort Smith, Arkansas-Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The name is derived from Iskuli, the Choctaw word for money, because originally this was the place where members collected their annuity payments at the Choctaw Agency.[2]
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Skullyville, Oklahoma
- ^ Morrison, W. B. "The Saga of Skullyville", Chronicles of Oklahoma. Volume 16, Number 2, June 1938; Retrieved March 8, 2014.