Welcome to Cushing ...

The city of Cushing is located in Payne County<1> (at the time of its founding, Cushing was located in Oklahoma Territory).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cushing, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cushing has a population of 7,609 people<2> (see below for details).

Cushing is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Cushing: (918) and (539)<4>

The ZIP code for Cushing: 74023<5>

Websites for Cushing ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.cushingchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Cushing, the following might be of interest:

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cushing had an population of 7,609 people. This is a decrease of 2.77% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.1% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cushing had a population of 7,826 people (which is 10.12% of the total population of Payne County). This makes Cushing the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Cushing represents 0.21% of the population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 51st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,826 people, the population of Cushing decreased 6.51% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 8,371 people).

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

Communities Also Named Cushing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Cushing - they are located in Alabama, California, Florida, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Quebec, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Cushing ...

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

• Stillwater
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillwater
  • Stillwater is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stillwater <6>
• Drumright
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drumright have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumright
  • Drumright is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drumright <6>
• Perkins
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perkins
  • Perkins is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perkins <6>
• Stroud
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stroud
  • Stroud is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stroud <6>
• Yale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
  • Yale is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <6>
• Oilton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oilton
  • Oilton is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oilton <6>
• Davenport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
  • Davenport is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <6>
• Carney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carney have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
  • Carney is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carney <6>
• Glencoe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Payne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <6>
• Tryon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryon have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
  • Tryon is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Cushing. Our list includes 11 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Cushing.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cushing ...

Looking for more information about Cushing? 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 Cushing, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Cushing.

Adding Cushing to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cushing 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 Cushing was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Cushing post office opened in 1891.

We also found Cushing in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cushing.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Payne County: www.paynecounty.org/

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