Welcome to Mexhoma ...

So far, we found very little information about Mexhoma. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Mexhoma to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Mexhoma, please Contact Us.

Mexhoma was located in the Panhandle of Oklahoma.

Mexhoma would have been located within present day Cimarron County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mexhoma, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Mexhoma is 4,820 feet [1,469 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Mexhoma is about 1 mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: The area where Mexhoma was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: While Mexhoma is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the west is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The location where Mexhoma once stood is in the (580) area code.

Communities near Mexhoma ...

We have created a list of 8 communities that are near Mexhoma.

• Moses
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moses
  • Moses is located in Union County (NM)
• Wheeless
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeless
  • Wheeless is located in Cimarron County
• Seneca
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Union County (NM)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
• Kenton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenton
  • Kenton is located in Cimarron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenton <4>
• Felt
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Felt
  • Felt is located in Cimarron County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Felt <4>
• Clayton
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Union County (NM)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <4>
• Texline
  (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texline
  • Texline is located in Dallam County (TX)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texline <4>
• Boise City
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boise City
  • Boise City is located in Cimarron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boise City <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 Mexhoma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mexhoma.

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

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

Adding Mexhoma to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Mexhoma post office opened in 1909.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mexhoma.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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