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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

Area Codes for Powers: 405 & 572<3>

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.

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 (so far) for Powers was on a map titled Map of Oklahoma (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Powers.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Canadian, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Powers - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 405 code has been Overlayed with the 572 area code. New phone numbers in the Powers area will be assigned with one of these codes: 405 or 572. As a result, placing a call in the Powers area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.