Barnsdall Oklahoma Map

About Barnsdall, Oklahoma

Barnsdall is a locality in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,034. The population density is 405.7 people per km². Barnsdall is located at 36.5620°N, 96.1617°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Barnsdall is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 74002.

Barnsdall occupies a quiet stretch of land where the persistent, dry wind carries the scent of red dirt and sun-baked prairie grass. It lies 16.3 miles southwest of Bartlesville, OK (from Bartlesville, OK: bearing 218°T), and is situated 16.1 miles north-northwest of Skiatook. Bird Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the landscape, its banks lined with the gnarled oaks and thickets of the Cross Timbers that define this portion of the state. To the west, the horizon is wide and indifferent, occasionally punctuated by the distant, hazy silhouette of Wooster Mound. The light here at dusk possesses a singular, heavy quality, turning the sky a bruised violet and casting long, skeletal shadows across the fields that seem to hold the stillness of an older, quieter era.

Barnsdall remains tethered to the legacy of the oil industry, an identity forged in the era when black gold transformed the rhythm of the region and left its mark on the very soil. While the fervor of the early drilling days has softened into a steady, modest pace of life, the remnants of that mechanical history linger in the rusted gears and silent, weathered structures that dot the surrounding plains. Residents often seek the quiet water at Birch Lake, which offers a respite from the heat, or find their way to the nearby banks of Bird Creek to watch the water move through the brush. It is a place where the memory of the Osage and surrounding tribal lands persists beneath the modern surface, grounding Barnsdall in a history that is as enduring as the stubborn, clay-heavy earth itself.

About This Barnsdall Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Barnsdall, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 36.562025, -96.161667. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Barnsdall includes the ZIP code (74002), telephone area code (918), county seat of Osage County (Pawhuska), and school district assignment (Barnsdall Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.