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Welcome to Shrewder ...

Shrewder is located in Harmon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shrewder, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Shrewder is 1,580 feet [482 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Shrewder: 580

Communities near Shrewder ...

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

  • Mangum
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollis
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • East Duke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • East Duke is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Duke
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Gould
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dodson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Dodson is located in Collingsworth County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <3>
  • Reed
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Reed is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
  • Vinson
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Arnett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Arnett is located in Harmon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
  • Duke
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Sandy is located in Harmon County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shrewder ...

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

Adding Shrewder to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shrewder post office opened in 1902. The Shrewder post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shrewder.

Footnotes ...

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