Golden Oklahoma Map

About Golden, Oklahoma

Golden is a locality in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 32. The population density is 12.4 people per km². Golden is located at 34.0346°N, 94.8963°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74737.

Golden unfolds across a landscape sculpted by the patient hand of time, where rolling hills, cloaked in a verdant tapestry of mixed pine and oak, gently surrender to the winding pathways of Clear Creek. It lies 64.1 miles north-west of Texarkana, AR (from Texarkana, AR: bearing 310°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west of Broken Bow. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries a clean, earthy scent, a subtle perfume of damp soil and sun-warmed pine needles, while the late afternoon sun casts long, honeyed shadows across the open fields, lending a quiet dignity to the scene. The character of Golden is one of unpretentious resilience, a place where the raw beauty of Southeastern Oklahoma breathes easy, undisturbed by the clamor of the outside world, and where the sky, vast and often a brilliant, unblemished blue, seems to hold a perpetual promise. The history of Golden is deeply intertwined with the rich, red earth of McCurtain County, a land that once echoed with the industry of logging and the quiet persistence of small farms, and though those days may have receded into memory, their influence lingers in the sturdy, unhurried rhythm of life. A few scattered homesteads, their paint weathered by decades of sun and wind, stand as quiet testaments to generations who coaxed a living from this soil, and the local economy, though modest, finds its pulse in the surrounding natural resources and the enduring spirit of its people. Here, in Golden, the distinctive character of the Ouachita Mountains’ foothills is not just a geographical feature but a palpable presence, shaping the lives and the very soul of this enduring corner of Oklahoma.

About This Golden Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Golden, Oklahoma — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 34.034552, -94.896332. 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 Golden and McCurtain County.

Detailed location data for Golden includes the ZIP code (74737), telephone area code (918), county seat of McCurtain County (Idabel), and school district assignment (Glover Public School). 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 Golden is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.