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34.877726, -96.413138
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We found 42 communities that share the name Allen.
There is one other community in Oklahoma which is also named Allen.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another 41 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In Oklahoma ...
Hughes County
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hughes County community of Allen.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Clarke County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Allen [Clarke County].
Arizona
Pima County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Allen [Pima County].
California
Amador County
This Allen is located in Amador County and lies 1,332 miles [2,143.6 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amador County community of Allen.
Colorado
Eagle County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Allen [Eagle County].
Garfield County
This Allen is located in Garfield County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Allen.
Gunnison County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Allen [Gunnison County].
Florida
Clay County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Allen [Clay County].
Georgia
Decatur County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Allen [Decatur County].
Oconee County
This Allen is located in Oconee County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<3> to the east of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Allen.
Illinois
Mason County
This Allen is located in Mason County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<3> to the northeast of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Allen.
Indiana
Allen County
This Allen is located in Allen County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<3> to the northeast of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Allen.
Iowa
Harrison County
This Allen is located in Harrison County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<3> to the north of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Allen.
Kansas
Lyon County
This Allen is located in Lyon County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<3> to the north of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Allen.
Kentucky
Floyd County
This Allen is located in Floyd County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Allen.
Louisiana
Natchitoches Parish
This Allen is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<3> to the southeast of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Allen.
Maryland
Wicomico County
This Allen is located in Wicomico County and lies 1,170 miles [1,882.9 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Allen.
Michigan
Hillsdale County
This Allen is located in Hillsdale County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<3> to the northeast of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsdale County community of Allen.
Minnesota
Saint Louis County
This Allen is located in Saint Louis County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Allen.
Mississippi
Claiborne County
This Allen is located in Claiborne County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Allen.
Copiah County
This Allen is located in Copiah County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km] to the east southeast of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Copiah County community of Allen.
Quitman County
This Allen is located in Quitman County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km] to the east of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quitman County community of Allen.
Warren County
This Allen is located in Warren County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km] to the east southeast of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Allen.
Montana
Cascade County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Allen [Cascade County].
Garfield County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Allen [Garfield County].
Nebraska
Dixon County
This Allen is located in Dixon County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<3> to the north of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dixon County community of Allen.
New Mexico
Quay County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Allen [Quay County].
New York
Allegany County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Allen [Allegany County].
North Carolina
Mecklenburg County
This Allen is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 892 miles [1,435.5 km]<3> to the east of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Allen.
Pennsylvania
Cumberland County
This Allen is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,116 miles [1,796 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Allen.
McKean County
This Allen is located in McKean County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km] to the east northeast of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Allen.
Susquehanna County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Allen [Susquehanna County].
South Carolina
Horry County
This Allen is located in Horry County and lies 990 miles [1,593.3 km]<3> to the east of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Allen.
South Dakota
Bennett County
This Allen is located in Bennett County and lies 650 miles [1,046.1 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bennett County community of Allen.
Tennessee
Meigs County
This Allen is located in Meigs County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<3> to the east of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Allen.
Texas
Collin County
This Allen is located in Collin County and lies 123 miles [197.9 km]<3> to the south of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Allen.
Utah
Salt Lake County
This Allen is located in Salt Lake County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Allen.
Virginia
Dickenson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Allen [Dickenson County].
Washington
Skagit County
This Allen is located in Skagit County and lies 1,623 miles [2,612 km]<3> to the northwest of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Allen.
West Virginia
Lincoln County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Allen [Lincoln County].
Morgan County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Allen [Morgan County].
Wisconsin
Eau Claire County
This Allen is located in Eau Claire County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<3> to the north northeast of the Allen that is located in Pontotoc County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eau Claire County community of Allen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allen ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Coil (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coil have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Allen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Allen and extending to:
Ada, which is the Seat of Pontotoc County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Allen to Ada, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 74 miles [119.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,859 miles [11,038.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,598 miles [12,227.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,480 miles [8,819.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Allen could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Allen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Allen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Allen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8777, Longitude: -96.4131 In this case, the coordinates for Allen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Allen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.927 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.735 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.226 degrees.