Ratliff City, OK - 73481
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hamquilter
N 34° 26.815 W 097° 30.983
14S E 636292 N 3812709
In northwest Carter County at the intersection of State Highways 7 and 76
Waymark Code: WM9H73
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 08/21/2010
Views: 4
The Ratliff City post office is located at 57 Church Street, in this town of about 135 people.
Hours: M-F: 8:30-11:30, 1:00-4:15
Closed Sat.
Ratliff City began as an oil boomtown when the nearby Healdton Field was discovered in July 1913. Many families and workers began settling outside of Healdton in the rural areas. This led Ollie Ratliff to open a garage and filling station on his brother's land.
A grocery store and a few rental houses soon located across the road from his filling station. More businesses and houses were built and soon it became known as Ratliff Corner. Mail was being provided to Ratliff Corner out of the town of Alma.
Ratliff's grew to the point where it needed its own post office, which opened January 1, 1953. The community's name was officially changed to Ratliff City. In 1970, its population was 250, which increased to 350 in 1980, but has since decreased to about 135.
[Source: Oklahoma Historical Society]
Type of structure:: Stand alone
re-enter Zip Code here:: 73481
Current Status:: Still in Use
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