Sturgis, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
Sturgis is located in Oklahoma
Sturgis
Sturgis
Coordinates: 36°53′38″N 102°04′13″W / 36.89389°N 102.07028°W / 36.89389; -102.07028
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyCimarron
Elevation
[1]
3,770 ft (1,150 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code580
GNIS feature ID1100860[1]

Sturgis is an unincorporated community in northeastern Cimarron County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] It is located on a railroad just north of U.S. Route 56.[2][3] It is approximately 14 miles southwest of Elkhart, Kansas,[4] and less than 28 miles northeast of the Cimarron County seat, Boise City.[5]

Sturgis was connected to both Elkhart and Boise City by the Elkhart and Santa Fe Railway (both leased to and a wholly owned subsidiary of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway),[6] which came through in 1925.[7] The line is now part of the Cimarron Valley Railroad.[8]

The Tri-State Point where Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado come together, known as Eight Mile Corner, is about nine miles north of Sturgis.[9][10]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sturgis, Oklahoma
  2. ^ 2007 Centennial State Map (Map). Oklahoma Department of Transportation. § C1.
  3. ^ "Sturgis, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved October 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "Elkhart, Kansas to Sturgis, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  5. ^ "Boise City, Oklahoma to Sturgis, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  6. ^ Railroads of Oklahoma, June 6, 1870 to April 1, 1978. State of Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Survey Division. April 1, 1978. p. 37.
  7. ^ Young, Norma Gene. "Boise City," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Accessed June 17, 2015.
  8. ^ "Home". Cimarron Valley Railroad. Retrieved January 3, 2021.
  9. ^ "3 Points Kansas, Colorado, Oklahoma to Sturgis, Oklahoma". Google Maps. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  10. ^ "Tri-State Point - OK, KS, CO (Eight Mile Corner)". Exploring Oklahoma History. Retrieved September 11, 2020.


Categories