Welcome to Damon ...

Damon is located in Latimer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Damon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Damon is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Damon: (918) & (539)<3>

Communities Also Named Damon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Damon - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Michigan, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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

Communities near Damon ...

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

• Wilburton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilburton
  • Wilburton is located in Latimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilburton <4>
• Hartshorne
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartshorne
  • Hartshorne is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartshorne <4>
• Talihina
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talihina
  • Talihina is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Talihina <4>
• Quinton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
  • Quinton is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinton <4>
• Clayton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 776 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Haileyville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haileyville
  • Haileyville is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haileyville <4>
• Red Oak
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Red Oak is located in Latimer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 480 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <4>
• Kinta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinta
  • Kinta is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinta <4>
• Le Flore
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Flore
  • Le Flore is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
• Albion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Pushmataha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <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 Damon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Damon.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Damon ...

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

Adding Damon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Damon post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Damon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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