Welcome to Wade ...

Wade is located in Bryan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wade, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Wade is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The area code for Wade: (580)

Communities Also Named Wade ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Wade - they are located in Arkansas, California, Florida (2), Kansas (2), Maine, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Wade ...

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

• Durant
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <3>
• Caddo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caddo
  • Caddo is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caddo <3>
• Bokchito
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokchito have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokchito
  • Bokchito is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokchito <3>
• Boswell
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boswell
  • Boswell is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boswell <3>
• Achille
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Achille have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achille
  • Achille is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Achille <3>
• Bennington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
  • Bennington is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <3>
• Ravenna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenna
  • Ravenna is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravenna <3>
• Kemp
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kemp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
  • Kemp is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <3>
• Armstrong
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
  • Armstrong is located in Bryan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
• Albany
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albany
  • Albany is located in Bryan County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albany <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wade ...

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

Adding Wade to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wade 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 Wade was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Wade post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wade.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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