Welcome to Vivian ...

Vivian is located in McIntosh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Vivian, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Vivian is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area codes for Vivian: (918) and (539)<3>

Communities Also Named Vivian ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Vivian - they are located in Arizona, Louisiana, Manitoba, Minnesota, Nevada, Ontario, South Dakota, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Vivian ...

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

• Henryetta
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henryetta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryetta
  • Henryetta is located in Okmulgee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henryetta <5>
• Checotah
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Checotah
  • Checotah is located in McIntosh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,075 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Checotah <5>
• Eufaula
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eufaula
  • Eufaula is located in McIntosh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,838 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eufaula <5>
• Dewar
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewar have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
  • Dewar is located in Okmulgee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewar <5>
• Crowder
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowder have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
  • Crowder is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowder <5>
• Dustin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dustin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
  • Dustin is located in Hughes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
• Canadian
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canadian have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian
  • Canadian is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canadian <5>
• Grayson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Okmulgee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
• Indianola
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianola have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
  • Indianola is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <5>
• Council Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Council Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council Hill
  • Council Hill is located in Muskogee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Council Hill <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 Vivian. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vivian.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vivian ...

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

Adding Vivian to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Vivian post office opened in 1910.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Vivian.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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