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Welcome to Romulus ...

Romulus is located in Pottawatomie County<1>.

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

Romulus is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Romulus: 405 & 572<3>

Communities Also Named Romulus ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Romulus - they are located in Alabama, Michigan, New York and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Romulus ...

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

  • Shawnee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <4>
  • Seminole
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tecumseh
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bethel Acres
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
  • Pink
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
  • Konawa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Maud
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <4>
  • Earlsboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Tribbey
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Asher
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Asher is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asher <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 Romulus. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Romulus.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Romulus ...

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

Adding Romulus to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Romulus post office opened in 1892. The Romulus post office closed in 1918.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Romulus.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Pottawatomie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Romulus - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 405 code has been Overlayed with the 572 area code. New phone numbers in the Romulus area will be assigned with one of these codes: 405 or 572. As a result, placing a call in the Romulus area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/