Bearden Oklahoma Map
Bearden, Oklahoma — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Bearden, Okfuskee County.
Interactive Map of Bearden, Oklahoma
| City | Bearden |
| State | Oklahoma (OK) |
| County | Okfuskee |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.348136 |
| Longitude | -96.38862 |
| Population | 136 |
| Density | 7.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Bearden, Oklahoma
Bearden is a locality in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 136. The population density is 7.3 people per km². Bearden is located at 35.3481°N, 96.3886°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74859.
Bearden unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, where the rich Oklahoma soil, a deep, almost bruised umber, cradles scattered farmsteads and groves of hardy oak. It lies 30.3 miles east of Shawnee, OK (from Shawnee, OK: bearing 87°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-west of Okemah. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of drying hay and the distant hum of cicadas, a sound that seems to deepen with the lengthening shadows. Wide, open fields, punctuated by barbed-wire fences that sag with age, stretch towards horizons softened by a hazy, pale blue sky. Creeks, more of a murmur than a rush in this dry season, thread through the terrain, their banks fringed with tenacious scrub brush and the occasional sentinel-like pecan tree. The character of Bearden is one of quiet resilience, a place where the land dictates the pace and the sky feels impossibly vast. The history of Bearden is subtly etched into its very being, a testament to the pioneering spirit that settled these plains. Founded during a period of agricultural expansion, its economy has long been tied to the earth, with cattle ranching and crop farming forming the bedrock of its sustenance. The land, though sometimes unforgiving, has always provided, and generations have learned to read its moods and yield. While no grand monuments mark its past, the weathered barns and sturdy, white-painted farmhouses speak of a persistent dignity. The local character is one of straightforward neighborliness, a tradition of mutual reliance forged in shared experience, where a handshake still carries significant weight. The rhythm of life in Bearden is measured by the seasons and the slow, steady turning of the earth, a gentle cadence that has echoed for decades.
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About This Bearden Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Bearden, Oklahoma with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Bearden and Okfuskee County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Bearden is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Bearden is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
