Welcome to Choska ...
So far, we found very little information about Choska. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Choska to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Choska, please Contact Us.
Choska would have been located within present day Wagoner County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Choska, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Choska, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Time Zone: The area where Choska was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Choska still existed, it would have been in the (918) and (539)<4> area codes.
The community of Choska has also been called Chooska Bottoms. and Choska Bottoms. For more information about the names of Choska, see The Names of Choska on our Genealogy Page.
Communities near Choska ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Choska.
- Broken Arrow
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Arrow
- Broken Arrow is located in Tulsa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Arrow <5>
- Muskogee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muskogee
- Muskogee is located in Muskogee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,831 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muskogee <5>
- Bixby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
- Bixby is located in Tulsa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,453 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bixby <5>
- Coweta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coweta have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coweta
- Coweta is located in Wagoner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coweta <5>
- Wagoner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
- Wagoner is located in Wagoner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,370 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagoner <5>
- Haskell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskell have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
- Haskell is located in Muskogee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,954 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <5>
- Inola
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inola have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inola
- Inola is located in Rogers County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inola <5>
- Okay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okay
- Okay is located in Wagoner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okay <5>
- Porter
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
- Porter is located in Wagoner County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porter <5>
- New Tulsa
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
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 Choska. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Choska.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Choska. 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 Choska.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Choska. See our Newspapers Page for Choska.
Adding Choska to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Choska in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Choska was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Choska post office opened in 1890.
We also found Choska on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Choska.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Choska, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Wagoner, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Area code (539) is an overlay for area code (918). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |