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Cordell (now New Cordell), [[Washita County (Oklahoma, USA)|Washita County]], [[Oklahoma (USA)|Oklahoma]], was a Mennonite trading center with a population of 3,500 in 1950 (2,867 in 2000), located in the west-central part of the state. In the early 1950s Mennonites ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]] and [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]]) occupied nearly one third of the county adjoining the city on the northeast. Wheat farming was predominant. There were 65 Mennonites living in Cordell in 1950, and 2,000 within shopping distance of the city (1950). In the area there were four churches from eight to 18 miles from the city with 1,250 members, [[Herold Mennonite Church (Bessie, Oklahoma, USA)|Herold]] and [[Bergthal Mennonite Church (Corn, Oklahoma, USA)|Bergtal]] of the General Conference Mennonites, and [[Bible Mennonite Brethren Church (Cordell, Oklahoma, USA)|Bessie]] and [[Corn Mennonite Brethren Church (Corn, Oklahoma, USA)|Corn]] of the Mennonite Brethren. | Cordell (now New Cordell), [[Washita County (Oklahoma, USA)|Washita County]], [[Oklahoma (USA)|Oklahoma]], was a Mennonite trading center with a population of 3,500 in 1950 (2,867 in 2000), located in the west-central part of the state. In the early 1950s Mennonites ([[General Conference Mennonite Church (GCM)|General Conference Mennonite]] and [[Mennonite Brethren Church|Mennonite Brethren]]) occupied nearly one third of the county adjoining the city on the northeast. Wheat farming was predominant. There were 65 Mennonites living in Cordell in 1950, and 2,000 within shopping distance of the city (1950). In the area there were four churches from eight to 18 miles from the city with 1,250 members, [[Herold Mennonite Church (Bessie, Oklahoma, USA)|Herold]] and [[Bergthal Mennonite Church (Corn, Oklahoma, USA)|Bergtal]] of the General Conference Mennonites, and [[Bible Mennonite Brethren Church (Cordell, Oklahoma, USA)|Bessie]] and [[Corn Mennonite Brethren Church (Corn, Oklahoma, USA)|Corn]] of the Mennonite Brethren. | ||
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Cordell (now New Cordell), Washita County, Oklahoma, was a Mennonite trading center with a population of 3,500 in 1950 (2,867 in 2000), located in the west-central part of the state. In the early 1950s Mennonites (General Conference Mennonite and Mennonite Brethren) occupied nearly one third of the county adjoining the city on the northeast. Wheat farming was predominant. There were 65 Mennonites living in Cordell in 1950, and 2,000 within shopping distance of the city (1950). In the area there were four churches from eight to 18 miles from the city with 1,250 members, Herold and Bergtal of the General Conference Mennonites, and Bessie and Corn of the Mennonite Brethren.
| Author(s) | Paul Dahlenberg |
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| Date Published | 1953 |
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Dahlenberg, Paul. "Cordell (Oklahoma, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1953. Web. 24 Nov 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cordell_(Oklahoma,_USA)&oldid=170398.
APA style
Dahlenberg, Paul. (1953). Cordell (Oklahoma, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 24 November 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Cordell_(Oklahoma,_USA)&oldid=170398.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 1, p. 710. All rights reserved.
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