Alden, Oklahoma

Alden, Oklahoma located nine miles South and one mile East of Lathram now Carnegie, Oklahoma. Samuel and Jenie Carpenter came to Oklahoma from Missouri in 1901. Samuel and Jennie Carpenter built a store on there location. The new town was named for Samuel and Jennie’s son Alden.Jennie Carpenter applied to Washington D.C.  for a post office. On Oct-28-1901 the application was received in Washington D.C. The Alden post office was started on Dec-5-1901. Alden post  office was moved to Carnegie Dec-1-1929. Jennie Carpenter was still postmaster when Oklahoma became a state. Postmasters of Alden, Oklahoma. Jennie Carpenter Dec-5-1901 to Dec-30-1907, Amos A. Grimes Dec-31-1907 to Oct-17-1909, James B. Truitt Oct-18-1909 to Mar-8-1917, Grover C. Truitt Mar 9-1917 to June-6-1921, Fred Dietrich June-7-1921 to July-24-1924, ?. W. Meek July-25-1924 to Apr-17-1928, Herman A. Morris Apr-28-1928 to June-12-1929, William Pierce June-13-1929 to Dec-1-1929.