Welcome to Braden ...

Braden is located in Le Flore County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Braden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Braden is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Braden: (918) and (539)<3>

Communities Also Named Braden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Braden - they are located in Illinois, Tennessee (3) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Braden ...

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

• Fort Smith
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Smith
  • Fort Smith is located in Sebastian County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Smith <4>
• Van Buren
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Van Buren is located in Crawford County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <4>
• Greenwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
• Poteau
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteau
  • Poteau is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poteau <4>
• Barling
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barling
  • Barling is located in Sebastian County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barling <4>
• Roland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Roland is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roland <4>
• Muldrow
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldrow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow
  • Muldrow is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldrow <4>
• Lavaca
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
  • Lavaca is located in Sebastian County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <4>
• Spiro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiro have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
  • Spiro is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <4>
• Arkoma
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arkoma
  • Arkoma is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,894 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arkoma <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Braden ...

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

Adding Braden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Braden 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 Braden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Braden post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Braden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Braden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/