Welcome to Akins ...

Akins is located in Sequoyah County<1>.

The location of Akins has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Akins, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Akins is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Akins lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Akins: (918) and (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Akins ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Akins - it's located in Georgia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Akins.

Communities near Akins ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Akins.

• Van Buren
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Van Buren is located in Crawford County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <5>
• Sallisaw
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallisaw
  • Sallisaw is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallisaw <5>
• Roland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Roland is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roland <5>
• Muldrow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldrow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow
  • Muldrow is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldrow <5>
• Spiro
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
  • Spiro is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <5>
• Arkoma
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoma
  • Arkoma is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkoma <5>
• Cedarville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
  • Cedarville is located in Crawford County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <5>
• Vian
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vian
  • Vian is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vian <5>
• Fort Coffee
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Coffee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
  • Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
• Gans
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gans
  • Gans is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gans <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Akins. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Akins.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Akins. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Akins.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Akins. See our Newspapers Page for Akins.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Akins ...

Looking for more information about Akins? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Akins, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Akins.

Adding Akins to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Akins in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Akins was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Akins post office opened in 1894.

We also found Akins on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Akins.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Akins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/