Welcome to Flora ...

Flora is located in Atoka County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flora, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Flora is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Flora: (580)

Communities Also Named Flora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Flora - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana (2), Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Texas (3), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Flora ...

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

• Atoka
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
  • Atoka is located in Atoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atoka <4>
• Coalgate
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalgate
  • Coalgate is located in Coal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coalgate <4>
• Kiowa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
  • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <4>
• Stringtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Stringtown is located in Atoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stringtown <4>
• Tushka
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
  • Tushka is located in Atoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
• Lehigh
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lehigh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
  • Lehigh is located in Coal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lehigh <4>
• Pittsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Phillips
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
  • Phillips is located in Coal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
• Centrahoma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centrahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrahoma
  • Centrahoma is located in Coal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centrahoma <4>
• Ashland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flora ...

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

Adding Flora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Flora 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 Flora was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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