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Welcome to Lane ...

Lane is located in Atoka County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lane, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Lane is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Lane: 580

The ZIP code for Lane: 74555<3>

Communities Also Named Lane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oklahoma communities named Lane: This one is located in Atoka County and the other is located in Tulsa County.

Beyond Oklahoma, there are 25 communities that are also named Lane - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Lane ...

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lane ...

Looking for more information about Lane? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Lane, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Lane.

Adding Lane to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Lane post office opened in 1902.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lane.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Atoka, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lane - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Lane). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Lane or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/