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Welcome to Ahloso ...

Ahloso is located in Pontotoc County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ahloso, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Ahloso is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ahloso: 580

Communities near Ahloso ...

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

  • Ada
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stratford
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Byng
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byng have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
    • Byng is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
  • Konawa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Konawa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Konawa
    • Konawa is located in Seminole County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,194 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Konawa <3>
  • Allen
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Allen is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
  • Roff
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
    • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <3>
  • Stonewall
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Francis
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tupelo
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tupelo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tupelo
    • Tupelo is located in Coal County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tupelo <3>
  • Fitzhugh
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitzhugh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
    • Fitzhugh is located in Pontotoc County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fitzhugh <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 Ahloso. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ahloso.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ahloso ...

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

Adding Ahloso to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ahloso post office opened in 1904.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ahloso.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Pontotoc, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ahloso - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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