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Welcome to Mekko ...

Mekko is located in Pittsburg County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mekko, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

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

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

Area Codes for Mekko: 918 & 539<3>

Communities near Mekko ...

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

  • McAlester
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Krebs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <4>
  • Hartshorne
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Haileyville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Savanna
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Crowder
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Alderson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Canadian
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Indianola
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hanna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mekko ...

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

Adding Mekko to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mekko 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 Mekko was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mekko.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Pittsburg, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mekko - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Mekko area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Mekko area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.