Carpenter, Oklahoma

Carpenter is an unincorporated community in Roger Mills and Custer counties in the state of Oklahoma, United States.^[1] The community is eight miles north of Elk City, Oklahoma.^[2]

Carpenter, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
Carpenter Location within the state of Oklahoma Show map of Oklahoma Carpenter Carpenter (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 35°31′49″N 99°22′18″W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Counties	Roger Mills / Custer
Elevation [1]	1,946 ft (593 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	1090986[1]

It was named in commemoration of Benjamin Carpenter, an early settler of western Oklahoma who moved there from Texas in 1898.^[3] It was established as a Post Office on March 19, 1901, "named for Benjamin Carpenter, local rancher".^[4]