Hennessey Oklahoma Map

About Hennessey, Oklahoma

Hennessey is a locality in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,151. The population density is 224.0 people per km². Hennessey is located at 36.1092°N, 97.8987°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hennessey is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 73742.

Hennessey occupies a stretch of open, sun-bleached prairie where the horizon leans low against the earth, creating a vast stage for the shifting moods of the Oklahoma sky. It lies 19.8 miles south of Enid, OK (from Enid, OK: bearing 183°T), and is situated 17.2 miles north of Kingfisher. The ground here is characterized by the stubborn, iron-rich red dirt that clings to boots and tire treads, a color that seems to bleed into the very light of the late afternoon. Only a mile away, the quiet, meandering path of Little Turkey Creek cuts through the scrub, providing a thin ribbon of moisture that supports a narrow fringe of resilient, silver-leafed vegetation. Further out, the landscape opens into wide, unencumbered plains that hold the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped below the rim of the world, leaving the air to cool into a crisp, thin silence.

Hennessey traces its origins to the frantic energy of the Land Run, a heritage that lingers in the straight, purposeful lines of its grid and the enduring spirit of its agricultural roots. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the wheat harvest and the rhythmic hum of oil production, with pump jacks nodding rhythmically across the fields like metallic sentinels. For those seeking the quietude of the natural world, the Drummond Flats Wildlife Management Area waits fifteen miles away, offering a broader view of the regional ecology, while Steinerts Lake lies eight miles to the distance, a small, still mirror reflecting the expansive clouds. Life in Hennessey proceeds with a steady, deliberate pace, defined by the seasonal cycles of the fields and the deep, communal memory of the generations who first staked their lives upon these plains.

About This Hennessey Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hennessey, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 36.109205, -97.898668. 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 Hennessey includes the ZIP code (73742), telephone area code (405), county seat of Kingfisher County (Kingfisher), and school district assignment (Hennessey Public Schools).

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.