Welcome to Tuskegee ...

Tuskegee is located in Creek County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tuskegee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1872.

Tuskegee is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Tuskegee: (918) & (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Tuskegee ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Tuskegee - it's located in Alabama.

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

Communities near Tuskegee ...

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

• Okmulgee
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okmulgee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okmulgee
  • Okmulgee is located in Okmulgee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okmulgee <5>
• Bristow
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow
  • Bristow is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bristow <5>
• Okemah
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okemah
  • Okemah is located in Okfuskee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okemah <5>
• Mounds
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
  • Mounds is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mounds <5>
• Beggs
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
  • Beggs is located in Okmulgee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beggs <5>
• Boley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
  • Boley is located in Okfuskee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boley <5>
• Winchester
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Okmulgee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
• Depew
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Depew have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
  • Depew is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <5>
• Paden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paden
  • Paden is located in Okfuskee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paden <5>
• Slick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick
  • Slick is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Slick <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tuskegee ...

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

Adding Tuskegee to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Tuskegee post office opened in 1872.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tuskegee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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