Welcome to Pumpkin Center ...

So far, we found very little information about Pumpkin Center. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Pumpkin Center to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Pumpkin Center, please Contact Us.

Pumpkin Center would have been located within present day Comanche County<2>.

We aren't confident of the location of Pumpkin Center, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>

A typical abbreviation for Pumpkin Center: Pumpkin Ctr. (or less commonly used: Pumpkin Cen., Pumpkin Cent. or Pumpkin Cntr.)

Time Zone: The area where Pumpkin Center was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Pumpkin Center still existed, it would have been in the (580) area code.

Communities Also Named Pumpkin Center ...

While we believe that this Pumpkin Center is located in Comanche County, we know of another 3 Oklahoma communities named Pumpkin Center. Those communities are located in the following counties: Creek, Muskogee and Okmulgee County.

Beyond Oklahoma, there are 29 communities that are also named Pumpkin Center - they are located in Alabama (3), Arizona (2), California (2), Florida, Georgia, Indiana (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri (2), North Carolina (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (3) and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Pumpkin Center ...

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

• Lawton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Lawton is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <4>
• Duncan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
  • Duncan is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <4>
• Marlow
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marlow
  • Marlow is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marlow <4>
• Elgin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
• Walters
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
  • Walters is located in Cotton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
  • Former name for Walters:
  • Walter
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walters <4>
• Rush Springs
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Springs
  • Rush Springs is located in Grady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Springs <4>
• Geronimo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geronimo have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
  • Geronimo is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geronimo <4>
• Central High
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central High have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central High
  • Central High is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
• Fletcher
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fletcher
  • Fletcher is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fletcher <4>
• Empire City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
  • Empire City is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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