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Welcome to Victory ...

Victory is located in Jackson County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Victory, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Victory is 1,390 feet [424 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Victory: (580)

Communities Also Named Victory ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Victory - they are located in Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, New York (2), North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (2), Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Victory ...

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

  • Altus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
    • Altus is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <3>
  • Mangum
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Tipton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Blair
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
    • Blair is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <3>
  • Olustee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Eldorado
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • East Duke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Duke have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Duke
    • East Duke is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
  • Martha
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gould
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
    • Gould is located in Harmon County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gould <3>
  • Headrick
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Victory ...

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

Adding Victory to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Victory post office opened in 1892.

We also found Victory in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Victory.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Victory - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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