Welcome to Aledo ...

Aledo is located in Dewey County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Aledo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Aledo is 1,930 feet [588 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Aledo lies within the (580) area code.

Communities Also Named Aledo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Aledo - they are located in Illinois, Kansas and Texas.

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

Communities near Aledo ...

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

• Arapaho
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapaho
  • Arapaho is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arapaho <4>
• Hammon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
  • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <4>
• Leedey
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedey
  • Leedey is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leedey <4>
• Custer City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
  • Custer City is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer City <4>
• Taloga
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taloga
  • Taloga is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taloga <4>
• Butler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• Camargo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
  • Camargo is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camargo <4>
• Putnam
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  • Putnam is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam <4>
• Thomas
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
  • Thomas is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomas <4>
• Clinton
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Aledo ...

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

Adding Aledo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Aledo post office opened in 1899.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Aledo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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