Welcome to Dow ...

Dow is located in Pittsburg County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dow, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Dow is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Dow: (918) & (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Dow ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Dow - they are located in California, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan (3), Mississippi, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

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

Communities near Dow ...

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

• McAlester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlester
  • McAlester is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlester <5>
• Wilburton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburton
  • Wilburton is located in Latimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilburton <5>
• Krebs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
  • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <5>
• Hartshorne
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorne
  • Hartshorne is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartshorne <5>
• Savanna
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
  • Savanna is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <5>
• Crowder
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
  • Crowder is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowder <5>
• Alderson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <5>
• Pittsburg
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <5>
• Gowen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gowen
  • Gowen is located in Latimer County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gowen <5>
• Arch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
  • Arch is located in Pittsburg County

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 Dow. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dow.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dow ...

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

Adding Dow to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dow post office opened in 1898.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dow.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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