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Welcome to Taupa ...

Taupa is located in Comanche County<1>.

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

Taupa is 1,230 feet [375 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Taupa: 580

The ZIP code for Taupa: 73087<3>

Communities near Taupa ...

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

  • Lawton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lawton is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,164 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <4>
  • Elgin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Elgin is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
  • Cache
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cache is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cache <4>
  • Geronimo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Medicine Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Chattanooga
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Indiahoma
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Faxon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Artillery Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Artillery Village is located in Comanche County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artillery Village
  • Fort Sill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Taupa ...

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

Adding Taupa to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Taupa 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 Taupa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Taupa post office opened in 1902. The Taupa post office closed in 1913.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taupa.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Comanche, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Taupa - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Taupa). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Taupa or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/