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Welcome to Greasy ...

Greasy is located in Adair County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Greasy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

Greasy is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Greasy: (918) and (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Greasy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Greasy - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Greasy ...

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

  • Sallisaw
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Stilwell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Muldrow
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldrow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow
    • Muldrow is located in Sequoyah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldrow <5>
  • Cedarville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
    • Cedarville is located in Crawford County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,409 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedarville <5>
  • Vian
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vian
    • Vian is located in Sequoyah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vian <5>
  • Gans
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gans
    • Gans is located in Sequoyah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gans <5>
  • Marble City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
    • Marble City is located in Sequoyah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble City <5>
  • Lyons
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
    • Lyons is located in Adair County
    • Lyons has also been known as:
    • Lyons Switch
  • Stoney Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
    • Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County
  • Cherry Tree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
    • Cherry Tree is located in Adair 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 Greasy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Greasy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Greasy ...

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

Adding Greasy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Greasy post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Greasy.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greasy. 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 Adair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Greasy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (539) is an overlay for area code (918).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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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