Welcome to Quay ...

The town of Quay is primarily located in Pawnee County<1>. A portion of Quay extends into Payne County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Quay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Quay is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Quay: (918) and (539)<3>

Communities Also Named Quay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Quay - they are located in Florida, Mississippi, New Mexico and North Dakota.

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

Communities near Quay ...

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

• Stillwater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Stillwater is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <4>
• Cushing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cushing
  • Cushing is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,582 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cushing <4>
• Cleveland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Pawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Drumright
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drumright have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumright
  • Drumright is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drumright <4>
• Pawnee
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pawnee
  • Pawnee is located in Pawnee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,101 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pawnee <4>
• Yale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Yale is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <4>
• Oilton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilton
  • Oilton is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oilton <4>
• Morrison
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
  • Morrison is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <4>
• Glencoe
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <4>
• Ripley
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <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 Quay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Quay.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quay ...

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

Adding Quay to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Quay post office opened in 1903.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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