Unincorporated community and Census designated place in Oklahoma, United States
Emet is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Johnston County, Oklahoma, United States.[2] The population was 69 as of the 2020 Census.[3] A post office operated in Emet from 1884 to 1917.[4] The Chickasaw have dwelt in Johnston County since the 1830s, and Emet's history reflects its Chickasaw heritage.[5] Pleasant Grove Mission School, which was established by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1844 and served the Chickasaw Nation, was located near Emet.[5] Chickasaw actress and storyteller Te Ata Fisher was born in Emet in 1895.[6]
Douglas H. Johnston, the last governor of the Chickasaw Nation, lived in Emet. His home, known as the White House of the Chickasaws and now a museum, still stands on the north edge of the community though its formal street address is now in Milburn, Oklahoma.[7][8]
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References
- ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Emet, Oklahoma
- ^ "Emet (CDP), Oklahoma". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
- ^ Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965, p.73.
- ^ a b O'Dell, Larry, "Johnston County," Oklahoma Encyclopedia of History and Culture, Accessed March 3, 2015.
- ^ Harris, Rodger, "Te Ata (1895-1995)," Oklahoma Encyclopedia of History and Culture, Accessed March 3, 2015.
- ^ "White House of the Chickasaws Nomination Form #71000662", National Register of Historic Places, 1971
- ^ Chickasaw Nation Hall of Fame: Gov. Douglas Henry Johnston." Archived 2015-09-25 at the Wayback Machine Accessed September 23, 2015.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
