Welcome to Paw Paw ...

Paw Paw is located in Sequoyah County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Paw Paw, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Paw Paw is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Paw Paw: 918 & 539<3>

Communities Also Named Paw Paw ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Paw Paw - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Paw Paw ...

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

• Fort Smith
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Smith
  • Fort Smith is located in Sebastian County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 87,764 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Smith <4>
• Van Buren
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Buren have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Buren
  • Van Buren is located in Crawford County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,812 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Buren <4>
• Greenwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Sebastian County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
• Sallisaw
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallisaw
  • Sallisaw is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallisaw <4>
• Alma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Crawford County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
• Barling
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barling
  • Barling is located in Sebastian County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,064 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barling <4>
• Pocola
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocola
  • Pocola is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocola <4>
• Roland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roland
  • Roland is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roland <4>
• Muldrow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldrow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow
  • Muldrow is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldrow <4>
• Lavaca
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
  • Lavaca is located in Sebastian County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <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 Paw Paw. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paw Paw.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paw Paw ...

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

Adding Paw Paw to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Paw Paw post office opened in 1882.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Paw Paw.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Paw Paw. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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