Welcome to Quinlan ...
The town of Quinlan is located in Woodward County<1>.
The location of Quinlan has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Quinlan, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
Quinlan is 1,750 feet [533 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Quinlan lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Quinlan lies within the (580) area code.
Communities Also Named Quinlan ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Quinlan - they are located in Arkansas, Florida and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Quinlan.
Communities near Quinlan ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Quinlan.
- Woodward
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodward
- Woodward is located in Woodward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodward <4>
- Mooreland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooreland
- Mooreland is located in Woodward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooreland <4>
- Waynoka
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waynoka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynoka
- Waynoka is located in Woods County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynoka <4>
- Mutual
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutual
- Mutual is located in Woodward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mutual <4>
- Curtis
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
- Curtis is located in Woodward County
- Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Major County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
- Haskew ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Phroso ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phroso
- Phroso is located in Major County
- Richmond
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Sharon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
- Sharon is located in Woodward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sharon <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 Quinlan. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Quinlan.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Quinlan. 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 Quinlan.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Quinlan. See our Newspapers Page for Quinlan.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Quinlan ...
Looking for more information about Quinlan? 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 Quinlan, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Quinlan.
Adding Quinlan to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Quinlan 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 Quinlan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Quinlan post office opened in 1901.
We also found Quinlan on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Quinlan.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Quinlan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Woodward, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Quinlan - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |