Tom, Oklahoma

Tom is an unincorporated small rural village in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States.

At Tom, there are two churches, a food store, a senior center, a park, and a fire station, plus several homes.

Tom is a few miles east of Ward Lake,[2] which is 251 acres (102 ha) in size.

[3] Further to the west is the Red Slough Wildlife Management Area, which covers 5,814 acres and is managed cooperatively by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, the U.S. Forest Service, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

[4][2] The Red River, a few miles to the south, has generally clear waters and an abundance of giant alligator gar, channel, blue and flathead catfish, and striped, spotted, white, hybrid and largemouth bass; but there is limited river access.

Tom Baptist Church is shaped in the form of an Indian tepee .
Map of Oklahoma highlighting McCurtain County