Gideon Oklahoma Map

About Gideon, Oklahoma

Gideon is a locality in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 229. The population density is 14.0 people per km². Gideon is located at 35.9972°N, 95.0279°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 74464, 74441.

Gideon holds the quiet, terrestrial gravity of the Oklahoma landscape, defined by the persistent, winding path of Fourteenmile Creek as it carves through the red earth. It lies 7.4 miles north-northwest of Tahlequah, OK (from Tahlequah, OK: bearing 331°T), and is situated 19.1 miles east of Wagoner. This land rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Bynum Ridge, where the light at dusk settles in heavy, bruised purples against the horizon. The air here carries a dry, earthen scent, shifting across the plains with a weight that suggests the deep, geological patience of the Cross Timbers. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the terrain folds into the subtle depressions of the earth, creating a landscape that feels less like a vista and more like a slow, rhythmic exhale of the prairie.

Gideon remains a place where the memory of the Indian Territory persists in the stillness of the afternoon and the layout of the dusty roads. Life here moves in accordance with the seasonal cycles of the surrounding woodland and the agricultural rhythms that have long anchored the local economy, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs. Residents look toward the nearby Cookson Hills Fee for a sense of expanse, while the proximity of the Fourteen Mile Creek Site 2 Reservoir provides a singular, reflective stillness to the local topography. Though the nearby presence of Yokum Hollow and the distant spray of McSpadden Falls offer points of interest for the observant traveler, the true character of Gideon is found in the everyday endurance of its people, who navigate the intersection of a storied past and the quiet, unadorned reality of the present.

About This Gideon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gideon, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.997151, -95.027925. 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 Gideon includes the ZIP code (74464, 74441), telephone area code (918), county seat of Cherokee County (Tahlequah), and school district assignment (Grand View 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.