Welcome to Gideon ...

Gideon is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Gideon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Gideon is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Gideon: (918) and (539)<3>

Communities Also Named Gideon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Gideon - they are located in Kansas, Missouri, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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

Communities near Gideon ...

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

• Tahlequah
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahlequah
  • Tahlequah is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahlequah <4>
• Wagoner
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wagoner
  • Wagoner is located in Wagoner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wagoner <4>
• Locust Grove
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Locust Grove is located in Mayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <4>
• Kansas
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <4>
• Okay
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okay
  • Okay is located in Wagoner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okay <4>
• Hulbert
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
  • Hulbert is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hulbert <4>
• Oaks
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
  • Oaks is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <4>
• Moodys
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moodys
  • Moodys is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moodys <4>
• Lost City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
  • Lost City is located in Cherokee County
• Shady Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Gideon ...

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

Adding Gideon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Gideon post office opened in 1895.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Gideon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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