Welcome to Tenkiller ...
Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County<1>.
Tenkiller is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Tenkiller lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Tenkiller: 918 & 539<3>
Communities near Tenkiller ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tenkiller.
- Tahlequah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Stilwell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hulbert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Marble City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Paradise Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Dry Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Keys
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Keys is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
- Pettit Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit Bay is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Bay
- Rocky Mountain
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Welling
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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 Tenkiller. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tenkiller.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tenkiller. 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 Tenkiller.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tenkiller. See our Newspapers Page for Tenkiller.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tenkiller ...
Looking for more information about Tenkiller? 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 Tenkiller, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tenkiller.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Tenkiller - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 918 code has been Overlayed with the 539 area code. New phone numbers in the Tenkiller area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Tenkiller area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |