Cottonwood Oklahoma Map

About Cottonwood, Oklahoma

Cottonwood is a locality in Coal County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 117. The population density is 68.4 people per km². Cottonwood is located at 34.5547°N, 96.2032°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 74948, 74538.

Cottonwood sits amidst the low, sun-bleached expanse of the Oklahoma plains, where the horizon stretches thin and taut under a sky that feels remarkably vast. It lies 30.9 miles east-southeast of Ada, OK (from Ada, OK: bearing 119°T), and is situated 12.5 miles north-northwest of Atoka. The land here is defined by the slow, rhythmic transition from open prairie to the dense, scrubby thickets of the Cross Timbers, a landscape shaped by the persistence of red dirt and the dry, insistent wind. Only a mile away, the water of Caney Creek cuts a quiet path through the terrain, feeding the nearby Caney-Coon Creek Site 3 Reservoir, which reflects the shifting amber light of late afternoon like a polished mirror. Far to the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Big Prairie Ridge provides the only true punctuation to an otherwise level vista, marking the distant edge of the world.

Cottonwood draws its identity from the deep layers of human experience embedded in this soil, echoing the long-standing heritage of the Choctaw and surrounding nations. While the local economy has historically leaned into the rhythms of agriculture and the extraction of mineral wealth, the pace of life remains tethered to the seasonal changes of the fields. Residents look toward the Atoka Wildlife Management Area for a sense of untamed continuity, a reminder of the wilder state of the plains before the fences were drawn. Even as the modern world intrudes, the spirit of Cottonwood lingers in the quietude of Phillips Hollow, where the shadows lengthen early and the air carries the scent of dry grass and approaching rain, grounding the community in a steady, unadorned existence.

About This Cottonwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cottonwood, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 34.554699, -96.203235. 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 Cottonwood includes the ZIP code (74948, 74538), telephone area code (918), county seat of Coal County (Coalgate), and school district assignment (Cottonwood Public School).

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.