Fanshawe Oklahoma Map

About Fanshawe, Oklahoma

Fanshawe is a locality in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 317. The population density is 5.3 people per km². Fanshawe is located at 34.9620°N, 94.9112°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fanshawe is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 74935.

Fanshawe occupies a stretch of red-earth landscape where the quiet movement of Coal Creek defines the local topography, carving a path through the low-lying plains. It lies 48.8 miles east of McAlester, OK (from McAlester, OK: bearing 88°T), and is situated 17.6 miles west-southwest of Poteau. The horizon remains wide and open, broken only by the silhouettes of distant, rugged shapes like Yellow Spring Ridge rising against the expansive sky. Within the immediate surroundings of Fanshawe, the land transitions into the diverse, protected ecosystems of the Wister Wildlife Management Area & Waterfowl Refuge, where the soil holds the warmth of the sun long after the light begins to fail. The atmosphere here carries the weight of the interior plains, a stillness that seems to gather in the hollows and drift upward through the scrub oak and native grasses.

History in Fanshawe remains tethered to the industrious legacy of the regional coal fields and the long-held memory of the original territories. While the local economy has shifted away from the intensive extraction of the past, the rhythm of daily life still reflects a deep-seated connection to the land and the changing seasons that dictate the agricultural pace. Residents often look toward the nearby expanse of Wister Lake, a quiet presence that serves as a focal point for the region’s natural character. Life moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, informed by the proximity to Wildhorse Hollow and the persistent, dry winds that sweep across the open ground, reminding those who live here of the vast, unadorned scale of the country.

About This Fanshawe Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fanshawe, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 34.961951, -94.911181. 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 Fanshawe includes the ZIP code (74935), telephone area code (918), county seat of Le Flore County (Poteau), and school district assignment (Fanshawe 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.