Yuba, Oklahoma

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Oklahoma, US}}

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Yuba, formerly known as Karma, is an unincorporated community located 12 miles east of Achille in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States.Shirk, p. 129 Its post office was established on February 27, 1929. The school in Yuba was also established in 1929, and served kindergarten through 12th grade.{{Cite web |last=Sahr |first=Heather |date=May 8, 2010 |title=Yuba elementary to close after more than 80 years |url=http://www.kxii.com/news/headlines/93209234.html |url-status=dead |access-date=March 5, 2011 |work=kxii.com |publisher=KXII |archive-date=July 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713174915/http://www.kxii.com/news/headlines/93209234.html }} The post office was renamed Yuba on October 1, 1950. Local residents wanted the name to be changed to Eagle Lake. The Yuba Independent School district consolidated with the Achille Independent School district. The Yuba Elementary school continued to operate until 2010.

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  • {{Cite book | last = Shirk | first = George | title = Oklahoma Place Names | publisher = University of Oklahoma Press | year = 1987 | location = Norman, Oklahoma | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=KpAmsIFdutAC | isbn = 978-0-8061-2028-7}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma

Category:Unincorporated communities in Bryan County, Oklahoma

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