Alma is a rural community located in southwestern Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. The Alma Post Office, said to be named for Alma Peeples (an early-day resident),Shirk, George H. Oklahoma Place Names, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987 was opened February 14, 1906.
At the time of its founding, Alma was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation.Charles Goins, Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006), plate 105.
The Alma School District was consolidated with the one at Velma.http://velma-alma.com/ Velma-Alma Schools
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