Welcome to Tamaha ...

The town of Tamaha is located in Haskell County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tamaha, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Tamaha has a population of 236 people<3> (see below for details).

Tamaha is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Tamaha: (918) and (539)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Tamaha had an population of 236 people. This is an increase of 34.09% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 19.19% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tamaha had a population of 176 people. This makes Tamaha the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 176 people, the population of Tamaha decreased 11.11% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 198 people).

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

Communities near Tamaha ...

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

• Sallisaw
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallisaw
  • Sallisaw is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallisaw <6>
• Stigler
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stigler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stigler
  • Stigler is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stigler <6>
• Warner
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
  • Warner is located in Muskogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warner <6>
• Vian
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vian
  • Vian is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vian <6>
• Gore
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
  • Gore is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gore <6>
• Porum
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porum
  • Porum is located in Muskogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porum <6>
• Webbers Falls
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbers Falls
  • Webbers Falls is located in Muskogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 591 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Webbers Falls <6>
• Keota
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
  • Keota is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <6>
• McCurtain
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCurtain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurtain
  • McCurtain is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCurtain <6>
• Bokoshe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokoshe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokoshe
  • Bokoshe is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokoshe <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tamaha ...

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

Adding Tamaha to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tamaha 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 Tamaha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Tamaha post office opened in 1884.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tamaha.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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