Welcome to Jefferson ...

The town of Jefferson is located in Grant County<1> (at the time of its founding, Jefferson was located in Oklahoma Territory).

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

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Jefferson has a population of 8 people<3> (see below for details).

Jefferson is 1,040 feet [317 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Jefferson is located in the (580) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Jefferson had an population of 8 people. This is a decrease of 33.33% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 78.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Jefferson had a population of 12 people. This makes Jefferson the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12 people, the population of Jefferson decreased 67.57% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 37 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Jefferson.

Communities Also Named Jefferson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 58 communities that are also named Jefferson - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), California, Colorado (2), Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (4), Mississippi (2), Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (5), Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Jefferson ...

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

• Medford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medford
  • Medford is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medford <5>
• North Enid
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Enid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
  • North Enid is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
• Lamont
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamont
  • Lamont is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamont <5>
• Wakita
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakita
  • Wakita is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakita <5>
• Kremlin
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kremlin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremlin
  • Kremlin is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kremlin <5>
• Breckenridge
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
• Nash
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nash have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
  • Nash is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <5>
• Hunter
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Hunter is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <5>
• Deer Creek
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
  • Deer Creek is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Creek <5>
• Hillsdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
  • Hillsdale is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
  • Former name for Hillsdale:
  • Coldwater
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jefferson ...

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

Adding Jefferson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

We also found Jefferson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jefferson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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