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Welcome to Gabriel ...

Gabriel is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gabriel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Gabriel is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Gabriel: 918 & 539<3>

Communities Also Named Gabriel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Gabriel - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas and Kentucky.

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

Communities near Gabriel ...

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

  • Tahlequah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wagoner
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Fort Gibson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Locust Grove
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Okay
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Okay is located in Wagoner County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okay <4>
  • Hulbert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Braggs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Gideon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gideon is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
  • Lost City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lost City is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
  • Woodall
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Woodall is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gabriel ...

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

Adding Gabriel to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Gabriel in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Gabriel was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gabriel.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Gabriel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 918 code has been Overlayed with the 539 area code. New phone numbers in the Gabriel area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Gabriel area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.