Welcome to Taupa ...

Taupa is located in Comanche County<1>.

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

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.<3>.

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

Taupa is within the boundaries of the (580) area code.

The ZIP code for Taupa: 73087<4>

Communities near Taupa ...

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

• Lawton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
  • Lawton is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <5>
• Elgin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <5>
• Cache
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
  • Cache is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cache <5>
• Geronimo
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geronimo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
  • Geronimo is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geronimo <5>
• Medicine Park
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Park
  • Medicine Park is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Park <5>
• Chattanooga
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chattanooga have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chattanooga
  • Chattanooga is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 458 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chattanooga <5>
• Indiahoma
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiahoma
  • Indiahoma is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiahoma <5>
• Faxon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faxon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
  • Faxon is located in Comanche County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faxon <5>
• Artillery Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artillery Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artillery Village
  • Artillery Village is located in Comanche County
• Fort Sill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Sill
  • Fort Sill is located in Comanche County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Sill <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 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 for Taupa was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Taupa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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