Welcome to Box ...

Box is located in Cleveland County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Box, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Box is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Box: (405)

Communities Also Named Box ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oklahoma communities named Box: This one is located in Cleveland County and the other is located in Sequoyah County.

Beyond Oklahoma, there are 5 communities that are also named Box - they are located in Alabama, Kansas, Missouri and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Box ...

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

• Noble
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
  • Noble is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <4>
• Purcell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purcell
  • Purcell is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcell <4>
• Pauls Valley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Valley
  • Pauls Valley is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,100 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pauls Valley <4>
• Slaughterville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
  • Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
• Pink
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pink have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
  • Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
• Lexington
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Stratford
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratford
  • Stratford is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stratford <4>
• Maysville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <4>
• Wayne
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne
  • Wayne is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 733 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne <4>
• Paoli
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
  • Paoli is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <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 Box. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Box.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Box ...

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

Adding Box to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Box post office opened in 1898.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Box.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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