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Welcome to Quinlan ...

The town of Quinlan is located in Woodward County<1>.

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.<2>.

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

Area Code for Quinlan: 580

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)
  • Mooreland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Waynoka
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mutual
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Curtis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Curtis is located in Woodward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
  • Heman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Heman is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heman
  • Chester
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Haskew ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Haskew is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskew
  • Phroso ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Phroso is located in Major County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phroso
  • Richmond
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Richmond is located in Woodward County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond

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 (so far) for Quinlan was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Quinlan post office opened in 1901. The Quinlan post office closed in 1968.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Quinlan.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Quinlan - 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/