Welcome to Scipio ...

Scipio is located in Pittsburg County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scipio, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Scipio is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Scipio: (918) and (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Scipio ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Scipio - they are located in Arkansas, Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Michigan, New York, Ohio (2) and Utah.

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

Communities near Scipio ...

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

• McAlester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlester
  • McAlester is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,788 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McAlester <5>
• Krebs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
  • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <5>
• Savanna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
  • Savanna is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <5>
• Crowder
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
  • Crowder is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowder <5>
• Dustin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dustin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
  • Dustin is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
• Alderson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <5>
• Calvin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvin
  • Calvin is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvin <5>
• Canadian
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canadian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian
  • Canadian is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canadian <5>
• Stuart
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <5>
• Lamar
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
  • Lamar is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <5>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scipio ...

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

Adding Scipio to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Scipio 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 Scipio was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Scipio post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scipio.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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