Welcome to West Tulsa ...

West Tulsa is located in Tulsa County<1>.

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

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

A typical abbreviation for West Tulsa: W. Tulsa

West Tulsa is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for West Tulsa: (918) and (539)<4>

Communities near West Tulsa ...

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

• Broken Arrow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broken Arrow
  • Broken Arrow is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111,648 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Broken Arrow <5>
• Owasso
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owasso
  • Owasso is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 37,241 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owasso <5>
• Bixby
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bixby
  • Bixby is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bixby <5>
• Jenks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenks
  • Jenks is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenks <5>
• Sapulpa
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sapulpa
  • Sapulpa is located in Creek County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sapulpa <5>
• Sand Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
  • Sand Springs is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Springs <5>
• Glenpool
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenpool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenpool
  • Glenpool is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenpool <5>
• Skiatook
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skiatook
  • Skiatook is located in Osage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,110 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skiatook <5>
• Collinsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collinsville
  • Collinsville is located in Tulsa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collinsville <5>
• Catoosa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catoosa
  • Catoosa is located in Rogers County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,901 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Catoosa <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 West Tulsa. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Tulsa.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Tulsa ...

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

Adding West Tulsa to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the West Tulsa post office opened in 1907.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Tulsa.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Tulsa County: www.tulsacounty.org/

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