Floris, Oklahoma
Encyclopedia
Floris is an unincorporated community
in northwest Beaver County
, Oklahoma
, United States
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Once a thriving small community, Floris is now a very small but still productive community of under 15 inhabitants. Founded in 1903 about halfway between Beaver City, Oklahoma, and Liberal, Kansas
; it became a center for settlers coming into the region. It sported a winning local baseball team in its early years that rivaled the likes of bigger towns around it, and, after combining its school district with other rural districts - one of the finer area schools "Greenough" which didn't close its doors until 1958. Unfortunately for Floris, commerce moved further West with the paving of U.S. Highway 83 between Liberal, Kansas, and Perryton, Texas
; seemingly benefiting the community of Turpin, Oklahoma, at Floris's expense. The town still becomes a busy place during harvest as grain pours in to its elevator, whose steel bins are on the national list of historic places; and the one local area church, the "Bethel Church of God," still keeps a vestige reminder of the convictions of the people who settled there.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in northwest Beaver County
Beaver County, Oklahoma
Beaver County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,636. The county seat is Beaver....
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
, United States
United States
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Once a thriving small community, Floris is now a very small but still productive community of under 15 inhabitants. Founded in 1903 about halfway between Beaver City, Oklahoma, and Liberal, Kansas
Liberal, Kansas
Liberal is the county seat of Seward County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 20,525.- History :S.S. Rogers built the first house in what would become Liberal in 1872. Rogers became famous in the region for giving water to weary travelers...
; it became a center for settlers coming into the region. It sported a winning local baseball team in its early years that rivaled the likes of bigger towns around it, and, after combining its school district with other rural districts - one of the finer area schools "Greenough" which didn't close its doors until 1958. Unfortunately for Floris, commerce moved further West with the paving of U.S. Highway 83 between Liberal, Kansas, and Perryton, Texas
Perryton, Texas
Perryton is a city in Ochiltree County, Texas, United States. The population was 7,774 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Ochiltree County.-Geography:Perryton is located at ....
; seemingly benefiting the community of Turpin, Oklahoma, at Floris's expense. The town still becomes a busy place during harvest as grain pours in to its elevator, whose steel bins are on the national list of historic places; and the one local area church, the "Bethel Church of God," still keeps a vestige reminder of the convictions of the people who settled there.