Welcome to Lenox ...

Lenox is located in Le Flore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lenox, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Lenox is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Lenox: (918) & (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Lenox ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Lenox - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas, Virginia (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lenox ...

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

• Heavener
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heavener
  • Heavener is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heavener <5>
• Talihina
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talihina
  • Talihina is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talihina <5>
• Wister
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wister
  • Wister is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wister <5>
• Fanshawe
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fanshawe
  • Fanshawe is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fanshawe <5>
• Le Flore
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Flore
  • Le Flore is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
• Smithville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in McCurtain County
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 113 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <5>
• Albion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <5>
• Big Cedar
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cedar
  • Big Cedar is located in Le Flore County
• Ludlow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
  • Ludlow is located in Le Flore County
• Conser
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conser
  • Conser is located in Le Flore County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lenox ...

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

Adding Lenox to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lenox post office opened in 1896.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lenox.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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