Welcome to Independence ...

Independence is located in Custer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Independence, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Independence is 1,770 feet [539 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Independence: 580

Communities Also Named Independence ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oklahoma communities named Independence: This one is located in Custer County and the other is located in Le Flore County.

Beyond Oklahoma, there are 50 communities that are also named Independence - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Colorado (3), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota (2), Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania (3), Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Utah (2), Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Independence ...

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

• Weatherford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatherford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford
  • Weatherford is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weatherford <4>
• Clinton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
  • Clinton is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <4>
• Thomas
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
  • Thomas is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomas <4>
• Arapaho
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arapaho
  • Arapaho is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arapaho <4>
• Custer City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
  • Custer City is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Custer City <4>
• Butler
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Custer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• Oakwood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
  • Oakwood is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakwood <4>
• Putnam
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Putnam
  • Putnam is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Putnam <4>
• Fay
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fay
  • Fay is located in Dewey County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fay <4>
• Taloga
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taloga
  • Taloga is located in Dewey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taloga <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Independence ...

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

Adding Independence to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Independence post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Independence.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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