Welcome to Star ...

Star is located in Haskell County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Star, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Star is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Communities Also Named Star ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Oklahoma communities named Star: This one is located in Haskell County and the other is located in Pittsburg County.

Beyond Oklahoma, there are 29 communities that are also named Star - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas (3), Louisiana (3), Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ontario, Tennessee, Texas (2), Virginia, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Star ...

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

• Sallisaw
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallisaw
  • Sallisaw is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallisaw <5>
• Muldrow
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldrow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow
  • Muldrow is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldrow <5>
• Stigler
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stigler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stigler
  • Stigler is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stigler <5>
• Spiro
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
  • Spiro is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <5>
• Panama
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
  • Panama is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <5>
• Vian
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vian
  • Vian is located in Sequoyah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vian <5>
• Shady Point
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Point
  • Shady Point is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Point <5>
• Keota
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
  • Keota is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <5>
• McCurtain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCurtain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurtain
  • McCurtain is located in Haskell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCurtain <5>
• Bokoshe
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokoshe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokoshe
  • Bokoshe is located in Le Flore County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokoshe <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 Star. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Star.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Star ...

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

Adding Star to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Star post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Star.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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