Welcome to West Fort Towson ...
West Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for West Fort Towson: W. Ft. Towson (or less commonly used: W. Frt. Towson)
West Fort Towson is 470 feet [143 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: West Fort Towson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for West Fort Towson: 580
Communities near West Fort Towson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Fort Towson.
- Hugo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
- Hugo is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <3>
- Valliant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valliant
- Valliant is located in McCurtain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valliant <3>
- Wright City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
- Wright City is located in McCurtain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <3>
- Sawyer
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
- Sawyer is located in Choctaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <3>
- Millerton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
- Millerton is located in McCurtain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <3>
- Rattan
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattan
- Rattan is located in Pushmataha County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rattan <3>
- Garvin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garvin
- Garvin is located in McCurtain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garvin <3>
- Swink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swink
- Swink is located in Choctaw County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swink <3>
- Virgil
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
- Virgil is located in Choctaw County
- Frogville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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 West Fort Towson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Fort Towson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Fort Towson. 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 West Fort Towson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Fort Towson. See our Newspapers Page for West Fort Towson.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Fort Towson ...
Looking for more information about West Fort Towson? 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 West Fort Towson, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Fort Towson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Choctaw, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Fort Towson - 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |