Welcome to Indianapolis ...

Indianapolis is located in Custer County<1> (at the time of its founding, Indianapolis was located in Oklahoma Territory).

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Indianapolis, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Indianapolis is 1,660 feet [506 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Indianapolis is within the (580) area code.

Communities Also Named Indianapolis ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Indianapolis - they are located in Indiana, Iowa and Kansas.

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

Communities near Indianapolis ...

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

• Weatherford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatherford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford
  • Weatherford is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weatherford <4>
• Clinton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• New Cordell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
  • New Cordell is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
  • New Cordell has also been known as:
  • Cordell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <4>
• Thomas
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
  • Thomas is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomas <4>
• Hydro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hydro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
  • Hydro is located in Caddo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hydro <4>
• Arapaho
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapaho
  • Arapaho is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arapaho <4>
• Corn
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn
  • Corn is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corn <4>
• Custer City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
  • Custer City is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer City <4>
• Butler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• Bessie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
  • Bessie is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessie <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 Indianapolis. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Indianapolis.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Indianapolis ...

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

Adding Indianapolis to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Indianapolis post office opened in 1902.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Indianapolis.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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