Rubottom is an unincorporated community in Love County, Oklahoma, United States.
A post office was established at Rubottom, Indian Territory on Aug. 14, 1902. It was named for William P. Rubottom, a prominent landowner and cotton gin operator.George H. Shirk. Oklahoma Place Names (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1965), p. 183. At the time of its founding, Rubottom was located in Pickens County, Chickasaw Nation.Charles Goins, Historical Atlas of Oklahoma (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 2006), plate 105.
The community is part of the Turner Independent School District.
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