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Welcome to Checotah ...

The city of Checotah is located in McIntosh County<1> (at the time of its founding, Checotah was located in Indian Territory).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Checotah, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Checotah has a population of 3,082 people<2> (see below for details).

Checotah is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Checotah: 918 & 539<4>

The ZIP code for Checotah: 74426<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Checotah had an population of 3,082 people. This is a decrease of 7.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.46% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Checotah had a population of 3,335 people (which is 16.45% of the total population of McIntosh County). This makes Checotah the county's most populous community.

The population of Checotah represents 0.09% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 101st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,335 people, the population of Checotah decreased 4.19% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 3,481 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Checotah.

Communities near Checotah ...

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

  • Eufaula
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Warner
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Porum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oktaha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Boynton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Wainwright
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Grayson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Grayson is located in Okmulgee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Council Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Summit
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Summit is located in Muskogee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Rentiesville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Checotah. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Checotah.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Checotah ...

Looking for more information about Checotah? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Checotah, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Checotah.

Adding Checotah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Checotah 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 Checotah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Checotah post office opened in 1886.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Checotah.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including McIntosh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Checotah.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Checotah - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 918 code has been Overlayed with the 539 area code. New phone numbers in the Checotah area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Checotah area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Checotah). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Checotah or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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/