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Welcome to Pirtle ...

Pirtle is located in Bryan County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pirtle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

Pirtle is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Pirtle: 580

Communities Also Named Pirtle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pirtle - they are located in Oregon and Texas.

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

Communities near Pirtle ...

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

  • Durant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Calera
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calera have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
    • Calera is located in Bryan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <3>
  • Colbert
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Caddo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Bokchito
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokchito have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokchito
    • Bokchito is located in Bryan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokchito <3>
  • Achille
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Bennington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bennington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennington
    • Bennington is located in Bryan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 374 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennington <3>
  • Silo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
    • Silo is located in Bryan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Mead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
    • Mead is located in Bryan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <3>
  • Kenefic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenefic have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefic
    • Kenefic is located in Bryan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenefic <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pirtle ...

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

Adding Pirtle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Pirtle post office opened in 1904.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pirtle.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Bryan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pirtle - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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