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Welcome to Witteville ...

Witteville is located in Le Flore County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Witteville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1894.

Witteville is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Witteville: (918) and (539)<4>

Communities near Witteville ...

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

  • Pocola
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocola
    • Pocola is located in Le Flore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,153 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocola <5>
  • Heavener
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Spiro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
    • Spiro is located in Le Flore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <5>
  • Panama
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
    • Panama is located in Le Flore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,358 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <5>
  • Wister
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Point
    • Shady Point is located in Le Flore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Point <5>
  • Hackett
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hackett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackett
    • Hackett is located in Sebastian County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 837 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hackett <5>
  • Howe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
    • Howe is located in Le Flore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <5>
  • Rock Island
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
    • Rock Island is located in Le Flore County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
  • Hartford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Sebastian County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <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 Witteville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Witteville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Witteville ...

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

Adding Witteville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Witteville post office opened in 1894.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Witteville.

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Le Flore, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Witteville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (539) is an overlay for area code (918).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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