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Welcome to Alma ...

Alma is located in Stephens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Alma, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Alma is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Alma: 580

Communities Also Named Alma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Alma - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Mexico (2), New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Ontario, Oregon, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, South Carolina, Texas (3), Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Alma ...

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

  • Healdton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bray
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Bray is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bray <3>
  • Ringling
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Elmore City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Velma
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Katie
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Katie is located in Garvin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Foster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornish
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cornish is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Tatums
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Loco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Loco is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco <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 Alma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alma.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alma ...

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

Adding Alma to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Alma post office opened in 1906. The Alma post office closed in 1981.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Alma.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Stephens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Alma - 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/