Welcome to Foley ...

Foley is located in Custer County<1>.

The location of Foley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Foley, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Foley is 1,690 feet [515 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Foley is within the boundaries of the (580) area code.

Communities Also Named Foley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Foley - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana (2), Manitoba, Minnesota, Missouri, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Foley ...

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

• Weatherford
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatherford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford
  • Weatherford is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weatherford <4>
• Clinton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Thomas
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
  • Thomas is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomas <4>
• Hydro
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hydro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
  • Hydro is located in Caddo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hydro <4>
• Arapaho
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapaho
  • Arapaho is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arapaho <4>
• Butler
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• Oakwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Oakwood is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <4>
• Putnam
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  • Putnam is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam <4>
• Fay
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
  • Fay is located in Dewey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fay <4>
• Corn
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn
  • Corn is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corn <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 Foley. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Foley.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foley ...

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

Adding Foley to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Foley 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 Foley was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Foley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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