Reed is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Greer County,
Oklahoma
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, United States, located along
State Highway 9 at North County Road 1840.
The ZIP Code is 73554. The post office opened September 16, 1892. Reed was said to have been named for the first postmaster, John Reed Graham.
Jay Buckle Springs, a locally famous watering hole
on the
National Register of Historic Places listings in Greer County, Oklahoma, is north of Reed just east of North County Road 1840, 500 feet north of its junction with East County Road 1420. The Springs are named after the Jay Buckle Ranch which had its headquarters nearby.
Notable people
:
Marvin Hatley
Thomas Marvin Hatley (April 3, 1905 – August 26, 1986), professionally known simply as Marvin Hatley, was an American film composer and musical director, best known for his work for the Hal Roach studio from 1929 until 1940.
Hatley wrote man ...
Film composer was born in Reed.
:
Elmer Ponder Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league composed of 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (baseball), National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada. MLB i ...
player was born in Reed.
:
William Thomas Ponder World War I Flying Ace
The following are lists of World War I flying aces. Historically, a flying ace was defined as a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The term was first used by French newspapers, describ ...
was born in Reed.
References
Further reading
Shirk, George H. ''Oklahoma Place Names''. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. .
Unincorporated communities in Greer County, Oklahoma
Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma
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