Texas–Oklahoma state line

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The Texas–Oklahoma state line is the boundary separating the U.S. states of Texas and Oklahoma, much of it following the Red River and serving as a key geographic and historical dividing line in the region.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Texas–Oklahoma state line canonical 2
Oklahoma–Texas border 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (55)

Predicate Object
instanceOf international-free internal boundary
state boundary
adjacentTo Arkansas–Oklahoma state line (at eastern end vicinity)
New Mexico–Texas state line (via Texas Panhandle at western end vicinity)
linked to: New Mexico border
cameIntoCurrentForm early 20th century after Oklahoma statehood in 1907
country United States of America
crossedBy Interstate 35 NERFINISHED
Interstate 44 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 287 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 69 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 75 NERFINISHED
multiple railroad lines
definedBy Acts of the United States Congress
linked to: Act of Congress

U.S. Supreme Court decisions
treaties between the United States and the Republic of Texas
follows Red River
southern bank of the Red River (in most sections)
hasBorderPoint Altus, Oklahoma vicinity
Ardmore, Oklahoma vicinity
Boise City, Oklahoma vicinity
Burkburnett, Texas vicinity
Childress, Texas vicinity
Denison Dam
Durant, Oklahoma vicinity
Gainesville, Texas vicinity
linked to: Gainesville, Texas

Hugo, Oklahoma vicinity
linked to: Hendrix, Oklahoma

Idabel, Oklahoma vicinity
Kenton, Oklahoma vicinity
Lake Texoma
Lawton, Oklahoma vicinity
Paris, Texas vicinity
Sherman, Texas vicinity
Texarkana, Arkansas–Texas–Oklahoma tri-state area vicinity
linked to: Texarkana, Arkansas

Texarkana, Texas
Texline, Texas vicinity
Vernon, Texas vicinity
Wichita Falls, Texas vicinity
hasHistoricalRole boundary between Indian Territory and Texas prior to Oklahoma statehood
hasNaturalFeature Red River valley
linked to: Red River Basin

floodplain of the Red River
hasSegment eastern segment near Arkansas border
panhandle segment between Texas Panhandle and Oklahoma Panhandle
segment across Lake Texoma
historicallyDisputedWith Greer County, Texas (historical)
locatedIn Great Plains region
linked to: Great Plains

South Central United States
Southern United States
partOf boundary between U.S. states
relatedCourtCase Oklahoma v. Texas (1921)
United States v. Texas (1896)
separates Oklahoma
Texas
usedFor electoral district delimitation
jurisdictional boundary for law enforcement
taxation jurisdiction

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Texoma region crossesStateLine Texas–Oklahoma state line
Red River (southeastern boundary area) partOfPoliticalBoundary Oklahoma–Texas border
linked to: Texas–Oklahoma state line
Dallam County borderFeature Texas–Oklahoma state line