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Welcome to Asphaltum ...

Asphaltum is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Asphaltum, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Asphaltum is 980 feet [299 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Asphaltum: 580

Communities Also Named Asphaltum ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Asphaltum - it's located in Indiana.

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

Communities near Asphaltum ...

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

  • Healdton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Waurika
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Wilson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Comanche
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
    • Comanche is located in Stephens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comanche <3>
  • Ringling
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringling have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringling
    • Ringling is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringling <3>
  • Velma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velma have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
    • Velma is located in Stephens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velma <3>
  • Cornish
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
    • Cornish is located in Jefferson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Tatums
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Loco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
    • Loco is located in Stephens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco <3>
  • Ratliff City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratliff City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff City
    • Ratliff City is located in Carter County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ratliff City <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 Asphaltum. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Asphaltum.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Asphaltum ...

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

Adding Asphaltum to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Asphaltum post office opened in 1905.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Asphaltum.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Asphaltum - 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>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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/