Welcome to Jumbo ...

Jumbo is located in Pushmataha County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Jumbo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.

Jumbo is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The ZIP code for Jumbo: 74551<3>

Communities Also Named Jumbo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Jumbo - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Nevada (2), New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Jumbo ...

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

• Antlers
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Antlers is located in Pushmataha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antlers <4>
• Stringtown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Stringtown is located in Atoka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stringtown <4>
• Pittsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Pittsburg is located in Pittsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <4>
• Daisy
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Daisy is located in Atoka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daisy <4>
• Eubanks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Eubanks is located in Pushmataha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubanks
• Moyers
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Moyers is located in Pushmataha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moyers
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moyers <4>
• Adel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Adel is located in Pushmataha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adel
• Farris
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Farris is located in Atoka County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farris
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farris <4>
• Finley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Finley is located in Pushmataha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finley <4>
• Stanley
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stanley is located in Pushmataha County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jumbo ...

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

Adding Jumbo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Jumbo 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 (so far) for Jumbo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Jumbo post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Jumbo.