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Welcome to Numa ...

Numa is located in Grant County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Numa, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Numa is 1,110 feet [338 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Numa: 580

Communities Also Named Numa ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Numa - they are located in Colorado (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas and Louisiana.

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

Communities near Numa ...

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

  • Blackwell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Tonkawa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Caldwell
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Medford
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pond Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lamont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wakita
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Braman
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunter
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Deer Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Numa ...

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

Adding Numa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Numa 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 Numa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Numa post office opened in 1898. The Numa post office closed in 1943.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Numa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Numa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/