Welcome to Cyril ...

Cyril is located in Choctaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cyril, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Cyril is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Cyril ...

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

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

Communities near Cyril ...

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

• Quitman
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Quitman is located in Clarke County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quitman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quitman <3>
• Butler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Butler is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <3>
• Lisman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Lisman is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
• Cuba
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Cuba is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuba
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
• Toxey
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Toxey is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toxey
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
• Needham
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Needham is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needham
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79 people
• Pushmataha
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Pushmataha is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pushmataha
• Whynot
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Whynot is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whynot
• Cromwell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cromwell is located in Choctaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
• Increase
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Increase is located in Lauderdale County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Increase
  • Increase has also been known as:
  • Causeyville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cyril ...

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

Adding Cyril to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cyril 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 (so far) for Cyril was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Cyril post office opened in 1898. The Cyril post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cyril.