Welcome to Purdy ...

Purdy is located in Garvin County<1> (at the time of its founding, Purdy was located in Indian Territory).

The location of Purdy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Purdy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Purdy is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Purdy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Purdy - they are located in Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, Ontario, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Purdy ...

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

• Lindsay
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
  • Lindsay is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <4>
• Maysville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Maysville is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maysville <4>
• Bray
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray
  • Bray is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bray <4>
• Elmore City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore City
  • Elmore City is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore City <4>
• Paoli
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
  • Paoli is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <4>
• Velma
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
  • Velma is located in Stephens County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velma <4>
• Alex
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alex
  • Alex is located in Grady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alex <4>
• Katie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
  • Katie is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
• Foster
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
  • Foster is located in Garvin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster <4>
• Tatums
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tatums have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatums
  • Tatums is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatums <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 Purdy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Purdy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Purdy ...

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

Adding Purdy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Purdy post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Purdy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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