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Welcome to Dillard ...

Dillard is located in Carter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Dillard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.

Dillard is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Dillard: 580

Communities Also Named Dillard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Dillard - they are located in Alabama, California, Georgia (2), Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon and Virginia.

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

Communities near Dillard ...

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

  • Ardmore
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Lone Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Healdton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ringling
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Springer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cornish
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Cornish is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Loco
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Loco is located in Stephens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco <3>
  • Ratliff City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Oil City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Oil City is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Brock
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Brock is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dillard ...

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

Adding Dillard to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Dillard post office opened in 1924. The Dillard post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Dillard.

Footnotes ...

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