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Welcome to Scullin ...

Scullin is located in Murray County<1> (at the time of its founding, Scullin was located in Indian Territory).

While we don't have a date for the founding of Scullin, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Scullin is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Scullin: 580

Communities near Scullin ...

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

  • Sulphur
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Davis
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Wynnewood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Roff
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <3>
  • Mill Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fitzhugh
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Dougherty
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gene Autry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Gene Autry is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
    • Former names for Gene Autry:
    • Berwyn
    • Dresden
    • Lou
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <3>
  • Connerville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Franks
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Franks is located in Pontotoc County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Scullin ...

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

Adding Scullin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Scullin 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 Scullin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Scullin post office opened in 1901. The Scullin post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Scullin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Murray, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Scullin - 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/