Cave Spring Oklahoma Map

About Cave Spring, Oklahoma

Cave Spring is a locality in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 74. The population density is 5.9 people per km². Cave Spring is located at 35.7292°N, 94.7577°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74931.

Cave Spring emerges from the red-earth topography of the Oklahoma landscape, a place where the horizon stretches wide and the light holds a particular, amber clarity during the long afternoons. It lies 17.5 miles southeast of Tahlequah, OK (from Tahlequah, OK: bearing 137°T), and is situated 9.3 miles southwest of Stilwell. The terrain surrounding Cave Spring is defined by the gentle, persistent rise of the land as it approaches the distant silhouette of Denny Ridge, while the earth itself bears the iron-rich hue common to these plains. To the west, the quiet flow of Sallisaw Creek carves a path through the brush, its waters reflecting the pale, vaulted sky. Nearby, the expanse of Cookson Wildlife Management Area provides a rugged corridor for the native hardwoods and grasses that have long characterized this stretch of the Cross Timbers, offering a quiet, untamed counterpoint to the orderly patterns of the local fields.

History in Cave Spring remains etched in the quiet persistence of those who work the land, a narrative woven from the deep memory of Indian Territory and the slow, steady labor of agricultural life. The economic pulse here is tied to the soil and the seasonal rhythms of the plains, where the distance to Dahlonegah Lake marks the edge of the immediate watershed. Life moves with an unforced cadence, shaped by the proximity of Rider Hollow and the seasonal shifts in the wind that carry the scent of dry grass and approaching storms. Even as the modern world shifts, Cave Spring maintains a grounded, enduring character, defined by the stillness of the woods and the uncomplicated, sturdy presence of a life lived close to the land.

About This Cave Spring Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cave Spring, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.7292, -94.7577. 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 Cave Spring includes the ZIP code (74931), telephone area code (918), county seat of Adair County (Stilwell), and school district assignment (Cave Springs 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.