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Welcome to Hochatown ...

Hochatown is located in McCurtain County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Hochatown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Hochatown is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Hochatown lies within the (580) area code.

Communities near Hochatown ...

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

  • Idabel
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
    • Idabel is located in McCurtain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <3>
  • Broken Bow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wright City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
    • Wright City is located in McCurtain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <3>
  • Millerton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Millerton is located in McCurtain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <3>
  • Garvin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Golden
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Creek
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
    • Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County
  • Eagletown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Battiest
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hochatown ...

Looking for more information about Hochatown? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Hochatown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Hochatown.

Adding Hochatown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hochatown post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hochatown.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hochatown. 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 McCurtain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hochatown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<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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