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Welcome to Creta ...

Creta is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Creta, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Creta is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Creta: 580

Communities near Creta ...

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

  • Altus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Altus is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <3>
  • Quanah
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Quanah is located in Hardeman County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quanah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quanah <3>
  • Chillicothe
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Olustee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Eldorado
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • East Duke
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • East Duke is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Duke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Martha
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gould
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Elmer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Duke
    (10 miles [16.1 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 Creta. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Creta.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Creta ...

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

Adding Creta to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Creta post office opened in 1904. The Creta post office closed in 1930.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Creta.

Footnotes ...

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