Welcome to Welty ...

Welty is located in Okfuskee County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Welty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Welty is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Welty: 74882<4>

Communities Also Named Welty ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Welty - they are located in Colorado and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Welty ...

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

• Bristow
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • 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>
• Stroud
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
  • Stroud is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stroud <5>
• Prague
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prague
  • Prague is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prague <5>
• Boley
  (10 miles [16.1 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>
• Depew
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (12 miles [19.3 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>
• Cromwell
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
  • Cromwell is located in Seminole County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cromwell <5>
• Slick
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • 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>
• Bearden
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bearden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
  • Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Welty ...

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

Adding Welty to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Welty post office opened in 1905.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Welty.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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