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Welcome to Skedee ...

The town of Skedee is located in Pawnee County<1>.



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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Skedee has a population of 50 people<2> (see below for details).

Skedee is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Skedee: (918) & (539)<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Skedee had an population of 50 people. This is a decrease of 1.96% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 50.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Skedee had a population of 51 people. This makes Skedee the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 51 people, the population of Skedee decreased 50% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 102 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Skedee.

Communities near Skedee ...

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

  • Hominy
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hominy have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy
    • Hominy is located in Osage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hominy <6>
  • Cleveland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Pawnee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <6>
  • Pawnee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairfax
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
    • Fairfax is located in Osage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,242 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <6>
  • Yale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Yale is located in Payne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <6>
  • Morrison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
    • Morrison is located in Noble County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <6>
  • Glencoe
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jennings
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Ralston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
    • Ralston is located in Pawnee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <6>
  • Osage
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
    • Osage is located in Osage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Osage has also been known as:
    • Osage City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Skedee ...

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

Adding Skedee to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Skedee 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 Skedee was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Skedee post office opened in 1902.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Skedee.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Pawnee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Skedee.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Skedee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (539) is an overlay for area code (918).
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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