Near Hugo in Choctaw County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)

Goodland Mission

Courtesy of Elizabeth Winter, March 10, 2015

1. Goodland Mission Marker

Inscription. Begun 1848 by Rev. John Lathrop of American Bd. of Foreign Miss. Rev. O.P. Stark, Supt. (1850), built 1st church. Mrs. Stark opened 1st school here. Others in the service through 100 years include W.J.B. Lloyd, J.P. Gibbons, Bella M. Gibbons, Silas Bacon, Mr. and Mrs. B. McCann, Ebenezer Hotchkins, S. Bailey Spring, and E.D. Miller.

Erected 1950 by Oklahoma Historical Society and State Highway Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Oklahoma Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1848.

Location. 33° 58.803′ N, 95° 33.411′ W. Marker is near Hugo, Oklahoma, in Choctaw County. It is on North 4200 Road west of Old Spring Road, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1216 N 4200 Rd, Hugo OK 74743, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Choctaw Nation.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Piney Woods,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: A different marker also named Goodland Mission (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dedicated to Vietnam Veterans (approx. 3½ miles away); Robert M. Jones Memorial (approx. 6.1 miles away); Site of Fulton's Trading Post

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(approx. 7.8 miles away in Texas); Spencer Academy (approx. 11½ miles away); Camp Maxey (approx. 13.8 miles away in Texas).

Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Goodland Academy and Mission. (Submitted on November 18, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

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Photographed by Jason Armstrong, September 9, 2023

2. Goodland Mission

Credits. This page was last revised on April 8, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 318 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 18, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 2. submitted on March 28, 2025, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma.