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Welcome to Agawam ...

Agawam is located in Grady County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Agawam, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Agawam is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Agawam ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Agawam - they are located in Kentucky, Massachusetts and Montana.

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

Communities near Agawam ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Agawam ...

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

Adding Agawam to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Agawam 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 Agawam was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Agawam post office opened in 1909. The Agawam post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Agawam.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Grady, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Agawam - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/