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Welcome to Sumpter ...

Sumpter is located in Kay County<1>.

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

Sumpter is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sumpter: 580

Communities Also Named Sumpter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Sumpter - they are located in Arkansas, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Oregon, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Sumpter ...

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

  • Ponca City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Arkansas City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Blackwell
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tonkawa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Newkirk
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Lamont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • South Haven
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Braman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Geuda Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Deer Creek
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sumpter ...

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

Adding Sumpter to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sumpter post office opened in 1901. The Sumpter post office closed in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sumpter.

Footnotes ...

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