Francis Oklahoma Map

About Francis, Oklahoma

Francis is a locality in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 310. The population density is 173.0 people per km². Francis is located at 34.8737°N, 96.5956°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74844.

Francis breathes the wide, Oklahoma sky, a place where the land itself seems to hold a quiet, patient wisdom. It lies 36.5 miles south-south-east of Shawnee, OK (from Shawnee, OK: bearing 149°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-east of Ada. Rolling hills, softened by time and the persistent brush of wind, give way to fertile bottoms where the soil is a rich, dark promise. Along the dusty roads, ancient oaks stand sentinel, their branches reaching out like gnarled fingers, offering shade that feels as deep and enduring as memory. The air here carries the scent of sun-baked earth and distant pine, a fragrance that settles into your lungs and whispers of open spaces and horizons that stretch on, unbroken, into the hazy blue. The story of Francis is etched into its very being, a testament to the resilient spirit of those who first settled this land. It’s a place born of agriculture, where the rhythm of planting and harvest has dictated life for generations, the economy still tethered to the generous, and sometimes capricious, bounty of the soil. Though the whispers of oil rigs might occasionally break the pastoral quiet, the heart of Francis beats with the steady pulse of its farming roots. You can almost hear the echoes of the past in the creak of a porch swing or the distant lowing of cattle, a reminder of the hardworking hands that shaped this corner of the world into what it is today.

About This Francis Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Francis, Oklahoma — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.873696, -96.595567. 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 Francis and Pontotoc County.

Detailed location data for Francis includes the ZIP code (74844), telephone area code (918), county seat of Pontotoc County (Ada), and school district assignment (Byng Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Francis is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.