Welcome to Powers ...

Powers is located in Canadian County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Powers, 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.

Powers is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Powers is within the (405) area code.

Communities Also Named Powers ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Powers - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas (2), Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Powers ...

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

• Yukon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yukon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
  • Yukon is located in Canadian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yukon <4>
• Mustang
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
  • Mustang is located in Canadian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mustang <4>
• El Reno
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Reno
  • El Reno is located in Canadian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,596 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for El Reno <4>
• Bethany
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Bethany is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethany <4>
• Warr Acres
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warr Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warr Acres
  • Warr Acres is located in Oklahoma County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warr Acres <4>
• Piedmont
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
  • Piedmont is located in Canadian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <4>
• Tuttle
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuttle
  • Tuttle is located in Grady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,634 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuttle <4>
• Union City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Canadian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <4>
• Minco
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minco have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minco
  • Minco is located in Grady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minco <4>
• Okarche
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okarche
  • Okarche is located in Canadian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okarche <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 Powers. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Powers.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powers ...

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

Adding Powers to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Powers.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Canadian County: www.canadiancounty.org/

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