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Welcome to Frogville ...

Frogville is located in Choctaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Frogville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Frogville is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Frogville: 580

Communities near Frogville ...

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

  • Hugo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Reno
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reno have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reno
    • Reno is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Blossom
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Valliant
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Detroit
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
    • Detroit is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <3>
  • Fort Towson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Swink
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Sun Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sun Valley is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Frogville ...

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

Adding Frogville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Frogville 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 Frogville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Frogville post office opened in 1897.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Frogville.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Frogville - 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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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