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Welcome to Oklaunion ...

Oklaunion is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Oklaunion is located in Wilbarger County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oklaunion, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.

Oklaunion is 1,220 feet [372 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Oklaunion: 940

The ZIP code for Oklaunion: 76373<3>

Communities near Oklaunion ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oklaunion ...

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

Adding Oklaunion to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Oklaunion post office opened in 1889.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oklaunion.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Wilbarger, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oklaunion - 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 community (such as Oklaunion). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Oklaunion 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/