Welcome to Fort Coffee ...

The town of Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Fort Coffee, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1835.

A typical abbreviation for Fort Coffee: Ft. Coffee

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Fort Coffee has a population of 420 people<3> (see below for details).

Fort Coffee is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Fort Coffee: (918) and (539)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Fort Coffee had an population of 420 people. This is a decrease of 0.94% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.94% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Fort Coffee had a population of 424 people. This makes Fort Coffee the county's 13th most populous community.

The population of Fort Coffee represents 0.01% of the total population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 343rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 424 people, the population of Fort Coffee increased 2.91% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 412 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Fort Coffee.

Communities near Fort Coffee ...

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

• Fort Smith
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Smith
  • Fort Smith is located in Sebastian County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Smith <6>
• Van Buren
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Van Buren is located in Crawford County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <6>
• Greenwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
• Poteau
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poteau
  • Poteau is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poteau <6>
• Sallisaw
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallisaw
  • Sallisaw is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallisaw <6>
• Barling
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barling
  • Barling is located in Sebastian County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barling <6>
• Pocola
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocola
  • Pocola is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocola <6>
• Roland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Roland is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roland <6>
• Muldrow
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldrow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow
  • Muldrow is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldrow <6>
• Spiro
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
  • Spiro is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <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 Fort Coffee. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Fort Coffee.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Coffee ...

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

Adding Fort Coffee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Fort Coffee 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 Fort Coffee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Fort Coffee post office opened in 1835.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Fort Coffee.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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