Welcome to Asphaltum ...

Asphaltum is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Asphaltum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Asphaltum is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Asphaltum: (580)

Communities Also Named Asphaltum ...

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

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

Communities near Asphaltum ...

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

• Healdton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Healdton
  • Healdton is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Healdton <4>
• Waurika
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waurika
  • Waurika is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,865 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waurika <4>
• Wilson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilson
  • Wilson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilson <4>
• Comanche
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
  • Comanche is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comanche <4>
• Ringling
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringling
  • Ringling is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringling <4>
• Velma
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
  • Velma is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velma <4>
• Cornish
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
  • Cornish is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
• Tatums
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tatums have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatums
  • Tatums is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatums <4>
• Loco
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
  • Loco is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco <4>
• Ratliff City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratliff City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff City
  • Ratliff City is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ratliff City <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 Asphaltum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Asphaltum.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Asphaltum ...

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

Adding Asphaltum to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Asphaltum post office opened in 1905.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Asphaltum.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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