Fanshawe, Oklahoma
Town
Location of Fanshawe, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 34°58′25″N 94°49′19″W / 34.97361°N 94.82194°W / 34.97361; -94.82194
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
Counties	Latimer, Le Flore
Area [1]
• Total	23.07 sq mi (59.74 km2)
• Land	22.97 sq mi (59.49 km2)
• Water	0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2)
Elevation [2]	732 ft (223 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	317
• Density	13.80/sq mi (5.33/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	74935
Area code(s)	539/918
FIPS code	40-25400[3]
GNIS feature ID	2412620[2]

Fanshawe is a town in the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

A post office was set up in Fanshawe, Indian Territory, on March 31, 1891. The town got its name from John R. Fanshawe, who worked for the Choctaw, Oklahoma, and Gulf Railroad, which was built in the area in 1889–90. However, the town itself didn’t choose the name. Instead, railroad officials picked names for towns by drawing them from a hat during an inspection trip.^[4] When Fanshawe was established, it was part of the Moshulatubbee District in the Choctaw Nation.^[5]

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