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Around Fort Towson ...

For comparison, Fort Towson has a population of 490 people.

The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Fort Towson, with the nearest first.

  • Sawyer
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Swink
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Virgil
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Virgil is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
  • Frogville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Frogville is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
  • Spencerville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Apple
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Apple is located in Choctaw County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
  • Corinne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Corinne is located in Pushmataha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
  • Rufe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Slim
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Slim is located in McCurtain County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
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    • Valliant
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Kanawha
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Kanawha is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
    • Oleta
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Oleta is located in Pushmataha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleta
    • Hugo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Hugo is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <2>
    • Grant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rattan
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

For more communities neighboring Fort Towson, please visit our County-by-County Page for Fort Towson.

Choctaw County ...

Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County<3>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Choctaw County: Atoka, Bryan, McCurtain, Pushmataha, Lamar (TX) & Red River (TX).

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Towson ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Fort Towson.

Airports Near Fort Towson ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Fort Towson and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Fort Towson.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Fort Towson ...

Looking for more information about Fort Towson? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Fort Towson. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Fort Towson, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Fort Towson.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Fort Towson.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Choctaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Fort Towson), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.