Banty, Oklahoma

Banty
Banty is located in Oklahoma
Banty
Banty
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Banty is located in the United States
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Banty (the United States)
Coordinates: 34°04′11″N 96°05′42″W / 34.06972°N 96.09500°W / 34.06972; -96.09500
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyBryan
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1100191

Banty is an unincorporated community in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States.[1]

It is five miles north of Bennington and had a post office from July 31, 1901 to July 5, 1949. There was a general store that was there until the mid 70s. There is a granite marker .2miles east of the junction of Banty road and Armstrong academy road as a remembrance of the town.[2] At the time of its founding, Banty was located in Blue County, Choctaw Nation.

References

  1. ^ http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almanac/2005/12-muni.pdf Oklahoma Municipal Government, from the Oklahoma Almanac
  2. ^ Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. ISBN 978-0-8061-2028-7