Welcome to Scraper ...

Scraper is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scraper, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Scraper: Named for Captain Archibald Scraper (1819-1904), who served with the 2nd Regiment of the Indian Home Guard. (We found a mention that Archibald Scraper was not his actual name, but rather 'Scraper Sixkiller').

Scraper is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Scraper: (918) & (539)<3>

Communities near Scraper ...

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

• Siloam Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siloam Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam Springs
  • Siloam Springs is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siloam Springs <5>
• Tahlequah
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahlequah
  • Tahlequah is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahlequah <5>
• Westville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <5>
• Locust Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
  • Locust Grove is located in Mayes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <5>
• West Siloam Springs
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Siloam Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Siloam Springs
  • West Siloam Springs is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Siloam Springs <5>
• Colcord
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colcord have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colcord
  • Colcord is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colcord <5>
• Kansas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <5>
• Hulbert
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
  • Hulbert is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hulbert <5>
• Watts
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
  • Watts is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watts <5>
• Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
  • Oaks is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <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 Scraper. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Scraper.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scraper ...

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

Adding Scraper to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Scraper post office opened in 1912.

We also found Scraper on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1922).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scraper.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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