Welcome to Foss ...

The town of Foss is located in Washita County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Foss, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Foss has a population of 148 people<3> (see below for details).

Foss is 1,620 feet [494 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The area code for Foss: (580)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Foss had an population of 148 people. This is a decrease of 1.99% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 16.54% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Foss had a population of 151 people. This makes Foss the county's 9th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 151 people, the population of Foss increased 18.9% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 127 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Foss.

Communities Also Named Foss ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Foss - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Michigan, Oregon and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Foss ...

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

• Elk City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
  • Elk City is located in Beckham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,354 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk City <5>
• Clinton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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 <5>
• New Cordell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
  • New Cordell is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
  • New Cordell has also been known as:
  • Cordell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <5>
• Burns Flat
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Flat
  • Burns Flat is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns Flat <5>
• Arapaho
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <5>
• Hammon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
  • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <5>
• Dill City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dill City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill City
  • Dill City is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dill City <5>
• Canute
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canute
  • Canute is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canute <5>
• Butler
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Bessie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
  • Bessie is located in Washita County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessie <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Foss ...

Looking for more information about Foss? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Foss, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Foss.

Adding Foss to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Foss 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 Foss was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Foss post office opened in 1900.

We also found Foss on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Foss.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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