Bokoshe Oklahoma Map

About Bokoshe, Oklahoma

Bokoshe is a locality in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 396. The population density is 279.5 people per km². Bokoshe is located at 35.1865°N, 94.7858°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bokoshe is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 74930.

Bokoshe defines itself by the rhythmic persistence of Buck Creek, which carves a narrow, winding path through the heavy, red-clay earth that characterizes this corner of the land. It lies 50.8 miles southeast of Muskogee, OK (from Muskogee, OK: bearing 140°T), and is situated 13.0 miles northwest of Poteau. The horizon is punctuated by the rising silhouette of Bald Knob, a solitary peak that watches over the low-lying plains as the afternoon sun casts long, copper shadows across the fields. Only three miles to the west, the surface of Carter Lake remains a quiet mirror for the shifting clouds, providing a still counterpoint to the restless movement of the wind through the grasses. The light here at dusk holds a particular, bruised intensity, turning the dust of the roads into a fine, glowing powder that settles on the stillness of the evening.

Bokoshe carries the weight of a long history shaped by the extraction of the earth, as the regional economy was historically tethered to the deep seams of coal that once drew workers from across the territory. While the industrial intensity of those earlier decades has softened, the imprint of that labor remains in the architecture of the streets and the collective memory of the families who stayed. Residents often look toward the wider expanse of the landscape, sometimes venturing out to the quiet reaches of Robert S. Kerr Lake or the distant, shadowed dips of Cache Bottom to seek a reprieve from the heat. Life in Bokoshe persists with a steady, unadorned resolve, moving in sync with the seasons that turn the surrounding timber and farmland from vibrant green to a muted, winter gray.

About This Bokoshe Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bokoshe, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.186486, -94.785783. 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 Bokoshe includes the ZIP code (74930), telephone area code (918), county seat of Le Flore County (Poteau), and school district assignment (Bokoshe 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.