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Welcome to Cropper ...

Cropper is located in Garfield County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Cropper, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Cropper is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Cropper lies within the (580) area code.

Communities Also Named Cropper ...

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

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

Communities near Cropper ...

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

  • Enid
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
    • Enid is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,542 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enid <4>
  • Waukomis
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • North Enid
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Enid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
    • North Enid is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Pond Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Garber
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
    • Garber is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garber <4>
  • Covington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
    • Covington is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
  • Billings
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
    • Billings is located in Noble County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <4>
  • Lamont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Kremlin
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kremlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremlin
    • Kremlin is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kremlin <4>
  • Hunter
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <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 Cropper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cropper.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cropper ...

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

Adding Cropper to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Cropper post office opened in 1900.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cropper.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Garfield, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cropper - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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