Welcome to Dempsey ...

Dempsey is located in Roger Mills County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dempsey, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Dempsey is 2,380 feet [725 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Dempsey is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Dempsey is located in the (580) area code.

Communities Also Named Dempsey ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Dempsey - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Dempsey ...

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

• Sayre
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
  • Sayre is located in Beckham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <4>
• Cheyenne
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
  • Cheyenne is located in Roger Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheyenne <4>
• Reydon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reydon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydon
  • Reydon is located in Roger Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reydon <4>
• Sweetwater
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Sweetwater is located in Beckham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <4>
• Strong City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strong City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
  • Strong City is located in Roger Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
• Berlin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
  • Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
• Mayfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Beckham County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>
• Allison
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
  • Allison is located in Wheeler County (TX)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allison <4>
• Roll
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll
  • Roll is located in Roger Mills County
• Crawford
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
  • Crawford is located in Roger Mills County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawford <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 Dempsey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dempsey.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dempsey ...

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

Adding Dempsey to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dempsey post office opened in 1903.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dempsey.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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