Welcome to Hulen ...

Hulen is located in Cotton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hulen, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Hulen is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Hulen is located in the (580) area code.

Communities Also Named Hulen ...

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

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

Communities near Hulen ...

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

• Lawton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Lawton is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <3>
• Duncan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Duncan is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <3>
• Marlow
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • Marlow is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlow <3>
• Elgin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <3>
• Walters
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
  • Walters is located in Cotton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
  • Former name for Walters:
  • Walter
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walters <3>
• Comanche
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
  • Comanche is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comanche <3>
• Geronimo
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geronimo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
  • Geronimo is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geronimo <3>
• Central High
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central High have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central High
  • Central High is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
• Temple
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
  • Temple is located in Cotton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <3>
• Empire City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
  • Empire City is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 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 Hulen. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hulen.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hulen ...

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

Adding Hulen to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Hulen post office opened in 1901.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hulen.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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