Welcome to Byng ...

The town of Byng is located in Pontotoc County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Byng, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Byng has a population of 1,203 people<3> (see below for details).

Byng is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Byng: (580)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Byng had an population of 1,203 people. This is an increase of 2.38% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.37% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Byng had a population of 1,175 people. This makes Byng the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Byng represents 0.03% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 205th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,175 people, the population of Byng increased 7.8% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,090 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Byng.

Communities Also Named Byng ...

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

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

Communities near Byng ...

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

• Ada
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
  • Ada is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <5>
• Stratford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • 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 <5>
• Konawa
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Konawa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Konawa
  • Konawa is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Konawa <5>
• Maud
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
  • Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <5>
• Allen
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Allen is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <5>
• Roff
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
  • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <5>
• Stonewall
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
  • Stonewall is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 524 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stonewall <5>
• Asher
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
  • Asher is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asher <5>
• Bowlegs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlegs
  • Bowlegs is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowlegs <5>
• Francis
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Francis
  • Francis is located in Pontotoc County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Francis <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 Byng. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Byng.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Byng ...

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

Adding Byng to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Byng 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 Byng was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Byng post office opened in 1917.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Byng.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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