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Welcome to Wardville ...

The town of Wardville is located in Atoka County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wardville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Wardville is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Wardville: 580

The ZIP code for Wardville: 74576<3>

Communities Also Named Wardville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Wardville - they are located in Louisiana (2), Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Wardville ...

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

  • Atoka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Coalgate
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kiowa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <4>
  • Savanna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stringtown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Lehigh
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pittsburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Stuart
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Phillips
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Phillips is located in Coal County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Gerty
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Gerty is located in Hughes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wardville ...

Looking for more information about Wardville? 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 Wardville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wardville.

Adding Wardville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wardville post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wardville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Atoka, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wardville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Wardville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Wardville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/