Welcome to America ...

America is located in McCurtain County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of America, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

America is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

America is within the boundaries of the (580) area code.

Communities Also Named America ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named America - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2) and Kentucky.

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

Communities near America ...

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

• Idabel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
  • Idabel is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <4>
• De Queen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Queen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Queen
  • De Queen is located in Sevier County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Queen <4>
• Broken Bow
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Bow
  • Broken Bow is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Bow <4>
• Horatio
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horatio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
  • Horatio is located in Sevier County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horatio <4>
• Foreman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
  • Foreman is located in Little River County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foreman <4>
• Haworth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haworth
  • Haworth is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haworth <4>
• Winthrop
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
  • Winthrop is located in Little River County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <4>
• Cerrogordo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerrogordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)
• Norwoodville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwoodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
  • Norwoodville is located in Sevier County (AR)
• Eagletown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagletown
  • Eagletown is located in McCurtain County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagletown <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for America ...

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

Adding America to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the America post office opened in 1903.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for America.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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