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Welcome to Provence ...

Provence is located in Carter County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Provence, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Provence is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Provence: 580

Communities near Provence ...

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

  • Ardmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Lone Grove
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Madill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Marietta
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Oakland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Oakland is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
  • Mannsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Springer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ravia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dougherty
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Gene Autry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Gene Autry is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Former names for Gene Autry:
    • Berwyn
    • Dresden
    • Lou
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <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 Provence. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Provence.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Provence ...

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

Adding Provence to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Provence post office opened in 1895. The Provence post office closed in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Provence.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Carter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Provence - 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/