Welcome to Criner ...

Criner is located in McClain County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Criner, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Criner is 1,100 feet [335 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Criner: 405 & 572<3>

Communities near Criner ...

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

• Norman
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Norman is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Norman
  • From Criner to Norman
• Newcastle
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
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  • Newcastle is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newcastle
  • From Criner to Newcastle
• Blanchard
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
  • Blanchard is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,114 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <4>
• Noble
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
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  • Noble is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Noble
  • From Criner to Noble
• Purcell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
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  • Purcell is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Purcell <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Purcell
  • From Criner to Purcell
• Slaughterville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
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  • Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Slaughterville
  • From Criner to Slaughterville
• Lindsay
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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  • Lindsay is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lindsay
  • From Criner to Lindsay
• Goldsby
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsby have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsby
  • Goldsby is located in McClain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,536 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsby <4>
• Lexington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Cleveland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lexington
  • From Criner to Lexington
• Maysville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Maysville
  • From Criner to Maysville

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Criner ...

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

Adding Criner to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Criner post office opened in 1910.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Criner.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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