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Welcome to Alikchi ...

Alikchi is located in McCurtain County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Alikchi, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Alikchi is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Alikchi is within the (580) area code.

Communities near Alikchi ...

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

  • Valliant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Wright City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
    • Wright City is located in McCurtain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <4>
  • Fort Towson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
    • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <4>
  • Sawyer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <4>
  • Millerton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Millerton is located in McCurtain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <4>
  • Rattan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Garvin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Swink
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rufe
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Slim
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
    • Slim is located in McCurtain County

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 Alikchi. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alikchi.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alikchi. 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 Alikchi.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alikchi ...

Looking for more information about Alikchi? 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 Alikchi, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Alikchi.

Adding Alikchi to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Alikchi 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 Alikchi was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Alikchi post office opened in 1888.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alikchi.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including McCurtain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alikchi - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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