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Welcome to Oak Hill ...

Oak Hill is located in McCurtain County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Oak Hill, 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 1922.

Oak Hill is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Oak Hill: (580)

Communities Also Named Oak Hill ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 96 communities that are also named Oak Hill - they are located in Alabama (6), Arkansas (2), California, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia (6), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky (5), Louisiana (3), Maine (4), Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Brunswick, New Jersey (2), New York (2), North Carolina (6), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania (5), South Carolina (3), Tennessee (14), Texas (5), Utah, Virginia (7), West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Oak Hill ...

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

  • Idabel
    (10 miles [16.1 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 <4>
  • Broken Bow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Valliant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Wright City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
  • Millerton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
  • Haworth
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Garvin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
    • Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County
  • Hochatown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagletown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oak Hill ...

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

Adding Oak Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oak Hill 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 Oak Hill was on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1922).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oak Hill.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Hill. 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 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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oak Hill - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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