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Welcome to Texola ...

The town of Texola is located in Beckham County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Texola has a population of 35 people<2> (see below for details).

Texola is 2,150 feet [655 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Texola is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Texola: 580

The ZIP code for Texola: 73668<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Texola had an population of 35 people. This is a decrease of 2.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 25.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Texola had a population of 36 people. This makes Texola the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 36 people, the population of Texola decreased 23.4% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 47 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Texola.

Communities Also Named Texola ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Texola - it's located in Kentucky.

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

Communities near Texola ...

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

  • Shamrock
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Shamrock is located in Wheeler County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamrock <5>
  • Erick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sweetwater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mayfield
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Twitty
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Twitty is located in Wheeler County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twitty
  • Delhi
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Delhi is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
  • Sayre
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Sayre is located in Beckham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <5>
  • Samnorwood
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wheeler
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wheeler is located in Wheeler County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheeler <5>
  • Jester
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jester is located in Greer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Texola ...

Looking for more information about Texola? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Texola, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Texola.

Adding Texola to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Texola post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Texola.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Beckham, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Texola.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Texola - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 town (such as Texola). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Texola or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/