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Welcome to Amabel ...

Amabel is located in Payne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Amabel, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Amabel is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Amabel ...

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

  • Stillwater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cushing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Drumright
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Perkins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Yale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Yale is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <3>
  • Oilton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Carney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glencoe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Tryon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ripley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Amabel ...

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

Adding Amabel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Amabel 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 Amabel was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Amabel.

Footnotes ...

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