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Welcome to America ...

America is located in McCurtain County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of America, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

America is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for America: 580

Communities Also Named America ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named America - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2) and Kentucky.

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

Communities near America ...

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

  • Idabel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Idabel is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <3>
  • De Queen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Broken Bow
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Horatio
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Horatio is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horatio <3>
  • Foreman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Foreman is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foreman <3>
  • Haworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Winthrop
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Winthrop is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <3>
  • Cerrogordo
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
  • Norwoodville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Norwoodville is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
  • Eagletown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for America ...

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

Adding America to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the America post office opened in 1903. The America post office closed in 1944.

For more details, see References and Mentions for America.

Footnotes ...

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