Welcome to Wesley ...

Wesley is located in Atoka County<1>.

The location of Wesley has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wesley, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1903.

Wesley is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Wesley: (580)

Communities Also Named Wesley ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 26 communities that are also named Wesley - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia (3), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland (2), Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Ohio (3), Ontario (2), Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Wesley ...

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

• Atoka
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atoka
  • Atoka is located in Atoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,033 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atoka <4>
• Coalgate
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalgate
  • Coalgate is located in Coal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,841 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coalgate <4>
• Kiowa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
  • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <4>
• Savanna
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savanna
  • Savanna is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 649 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <4>
• Stringtown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Stringtown is located in Atoka County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stringtown <4>
• Pittsburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburg
  • Pittsburg is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburg <4>
• Phillips
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
  • Phillips is located in Coal County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
• Ashland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Pittsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
• Wardville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardville
  • Wardville is located in Atoka County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardville <4>
• Daisy
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
  • Daisy is located in Atoka County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daisy <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wesley ...

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

Adding Wesley to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Wesley post office opened in 1903.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wesley.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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