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

Goodland Mission

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, September 9, 2023

1. Goodland Mission Marker

Inscription. Established in 1848 by Presbyterian Church as a mission among the Choctaw and Chickasaw Indians. Organized through the efforts of Rev. Cyrus Kingsbury, Ebenezer Hotchkin, Alfred Wright, Cyrus Byington, and C. C. Copeland. Today it is the oldest agency with uninterrupted service in Oklahoma.

Erected 1995 by Oklahoma Historical Society. (Marker Number 185-1995.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • 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° 58.966′ N, 95° 33.32′ W. Marker is near Hugo, Oklahoma, in Choctaw County. It is on Oklahoma 271A east of County Road 4200, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: 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. 3.3 miles away); Robert M. Jones Memorial (approx. 6 miles away); Site of Fulton's Trading Post

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(approx. 7.9 miles away in Texas); Spencer Academy (approx. 11.3 miles away); Camp Maxey (approx. 14 miles away in Texas).

Goodland Mission Marker Pull Off image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jason Armstrong, September 9, 2023

2. Goodland Mission Marker Pull Off

Credits. This page was last revised on April 10, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 30, 2025, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 124 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 30, 2025, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.