Newalla, Oklahoma

Newalla is an unincorporated community in eastern Oklahoma County, Oklahoma, United States. Newalla is an adaption of the Osage name for the Canadian River. The post office was opened June 22, 1904.

Newalla
Unincorporated community
Newalla Post Office
Newalla Post Office
Newalla is located in Oklahoma
Newalla
Newalla
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Newalla is located in the United States
Newalla
Newalla
Newalla (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°24′18″N 97°9′46″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyOklahoma
Elevation
[1]
1,145 ft (349 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
74857[2]
Area code405
GNIS feature ID1095849[1]

Located just west of State Highway 270, north of Interstate 40, it is a part of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area.

Newalla, with a current elevation of 1,148 feet, is located within the Eastern bounds of Oklahoma County and appears on the Harrah, Oklahoma U.S. Geological Survey Map due to their proximity. Newalla is a geographic area which spans unincorporated Oklahoma County and unincorporated Cleveland County (also referred to as Little Axe). Portions of Newalla are also within Oklahoma City Limits. School districts that provide educational services to the community are the following: McLoud Public Schools, Harrah Public School, Choctaw Public Schools, Little Axe Public Schools, Mid-Del Public Schools, as well as Norman and Moore Public Schools. The estimated population of Newalla, Oklahoma is currently at 9,514.

Newalla has a site on the NRHP, being the Union School District 19 1/2 building.[3] This is an historically black two-room schoolhouse with a poured-in-place concrete, partial, two-room basement constructed circa 1936.[3] It is located at the southwest corner of 149th St. and S. Luther Rd.[3]

Sources

Shirk, George H.; Oklahoma Place Names; University of Oklahoma Press; Norman, Oklahoma; 1987: ISBN 0-8061-2028-2

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newalla, Oklahoma
  2. "Newalla ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  3. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved June 23, 2020.


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