Welcome to Jonah ...

Jonah is located in Garfield County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jonah, 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.

Jonah is 1,340 feet [408 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Jonah: (580)

Communities Also Named Jonah ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Jonah - they are located in Kansas and Texas.

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

Communities near Jonah ...

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

• Enid
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
  • Enid is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enid <4>
• Helena
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
  • Helena is located in Alfalfa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <4>
• Waukomis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukomis
  • Waukomis is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukomis <4>
• North Enid
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • 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
• Pond Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Creek
  • Pond Creek is located in Grant County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pond Creek <4>
• Lahoma
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahoma
  • Lahoma is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lahoma <4>
• Ringwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
  • Ringwood is located in Major County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringwood <4>
• Drummond
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drummond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
  • Drummond is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drummond <4>
• Kremlin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Goltry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goltry
  • Goltry is located in Alfalfa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goltry <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 Jonah. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Jonah.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jonah ...

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

Adding Jonah to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jonah.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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