Map of Achille town

Achille is a town in Bryan County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town population was 492, a 2.8 percent decrease from the figure of 506 recorded in 2000. The town’s name is derived from a Cherokee word, atsila, meaning fire.

Achille town overview:
Name:	Achille town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Oklahoma
County:	Bryan County
Elevation:	669 ft (204 m)
Total Area:	0.45 sq mi (1.15 km²)
Land Area:	0.45 sq mi (1.15 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	398
Population Density:	894.38/sq mi (344.97/km²)
ZIP code:	74720
Area code:	580
FIPS code:	4000100
GNISfeature ID:	1089519

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History

The area that would become Achille was originally part of the Chickasaw Nation in Indian Territory. The Bloomfield Academy for Chickasaw girls was located 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of present-day Achille from 1853 until 1914. Cherokee refugees located to the area during the American Civil War and called it “atsila”, meaning fire.

The Missouri, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad built a line that crossed the region in 1908 and a post office was established in the community in 1910. The community grew from an estimated population of 50 to 500 in 1920. The town’s population had declined to 294 in 1960 and reached a peak number of 506 in 2000.