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Welcome to Felker ...

Felker is located in McCurtain County<1>.

Felker is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Felker: 580

Communities Also Named Felker ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Felker - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Felker ...

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

  • Idabel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
    • Idabel is located in McCurtain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <3>
  • Broken Bow
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Valliant
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wright City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
    • Wright City is located in McCurtain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <3>
  • Fort Towson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
    • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <3>
  • Sawyer
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
    • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <3>
  • Millerton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
    • Millerton is located in McCurtain County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <3>
  • Garvin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Swink
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Slim
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
    • Slim is located in McCurtain County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Felker ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including McCurtain, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Felker - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.