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Welcome to McCurtain ...

The town of McCurtain is located in Haskell County<1> (at the time of its founding, McCurtain was located in Indian Territory).

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, McCurtain has a population of 502 people<2> (see below for details).

McCurtain is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for McCurtain: 918 & 539<4>

The ZIP code for McCurtain: 74944<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, McCurtain had an population of 502 people. This is a decrease of 2.71% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, McCurtain had a population of 516 people. This makes McCurtain the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of McCurtain represents 0.01% of the total population of Oklahoma (which has 3,751,351 people), making it the state's 313rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 516 people, the population of McCurtain increased 10.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 466 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for McCurtain.

Communities near McCurtain ...

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

  • Stigler
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Panama
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Wister
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Keota
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Bokoshe
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Red Oak
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Fanshawe
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Whitefield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kinta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for McCurtain ...

Looking for more information about McCurtain? 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 McCurtain, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for McCurtain.

Adding McCurtain to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of McCurtain 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 McCurtain was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for McCurtain.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Haskell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for McCurtain.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around McCurtain - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 918 code has been Overlayed with the 539 area code. New phone numbers in the McCurtain area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the McCurtain area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 town (such as McCurtain). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether McCurtain or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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