Welcome to Cole ...

The town of Cole is located in McClain County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cole, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cole has a population of 599 people<3> (see below for details).

Cole is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Cole: (405)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cole had an population of 599 people. This is an increase of 7.93% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 26.64% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cole had a population of 555 people. This makes Cole the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Cole represents 0.01% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 301st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 555 people, the population of Cole increased 17.34% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 473 people).

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

Communities Also Named Cole ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Cole - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, Ohio, Tennessee (2), Texas (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Cole ...

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

• Norman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Norman is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <5>
• Moore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
  • Moore is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <5>
• Newcastle
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
  • Newcastle is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <5>
• Blanchard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
  • Blanchard is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <5>
• Tuttle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
  • Tuttle is located in Grady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuttle <5>
• Noble
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• Purcell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Slaughterville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
  • Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
• Lindsay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
  • Lindsay is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <5>
• Goldsby
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsby
  • Goldsby is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsby <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 Cole. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cole.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cole ...

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

Adding Cole to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cole post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cole.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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