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Johnson Prairie Oklahoma Map

Explore Johnson Prairie, Oklahoma, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Johnson Prairie, Oklahoma

How to Use This Johnson Prairie, Oklahoma Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Johnson Prairie, Oklahoma. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Oklahoma or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Johnson Prairie.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityJohnson Prairie
StateOklahoma (OK)
CountyCherokee County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude36.0791
Longitude-94.9759
Population94
Density7.4 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code74464
Area Code918
County SeatTahlequah
School DistrictLowrey Public School

About Johnson Prairie, Oklahoma

Johnson Prairie is a locality in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 94. The population density is 7.4 people per km². Johnson Prairie is located at 36.0791°N, 94.9759°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74464.

Johnson Prairie spreads across the landscape as a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the red earth meets the infinite reach of the Oklahoma sky. It lies 11.3 miles north of Tahlequah, OK (from Tahlequah, OK: bearing 358°T), and is situated 15.1 miles north of Park Hill. The horizon here is defined by the subtle persistence of the wind, which carries the scent of dry grasses and the quiet weight of the Cross Timbers to the west. To the east, the land dips toward the modest flow of Blackbird Creek, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Bynum Ridge anchors the southern view. The light at dusk settles over the fields in long, amber ribbons, turning the dust kicked up by passing trucks into a fleeting, golden haze that softens the sharp edges of the plains.

History lingers in the soil of Johnson Prairie, a place shaped by the deep echoes of tribal lands and the subsequent migrations that carved out a living from the stubborn, mineral-rich ground. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of agriculture and the extraction industry, reflecting a resilience born from decades of working the land. Residents look toward the nearby Cookson Hills Fee for recreation, or find solace in the quietude of Kingfisher Hollow, a shallow basin that catches the morning mist. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, as steady and enduring as the water held in Fourteen Mile Creek Site 1 Reservoir, where the stillness of the surface mirrors the uncomplicated, grounded character of the people who call this region home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Cookson Hills Fee (Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 119° SE
  • Nickel 11 (Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 126° SE
  • Sparrowhawk Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 149° SE
  • Saline Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 348° N
  • All American Floats (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 165° S
  • Jacob Gallery (Gallery) — 11.2 mi, 178° S
  • Dena's Art Den (Gallery) — 11.5 mi, 179° S
  • Cherokee National History Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 179° S
  • Spider Gallery (Gallery) — 11.6 mi, 179° S
  • Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 178° S
  • Fort Gibson Lake (Recreation Area) — 14.3 mi, 249° W
  • Western Hills Guest Ranch/sequoya Sp State Resort (State Park) — 17.0 mi, 241° SW
  • Tenkiller Ferry Lake (Recreation Area) — 17.6 mi, 167° S
  • Spavinaw Game Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.8 mi, 000° N
  • Natural Falls State Park (State Park) — 18.1 mi, 069° E
  • Inspiration Point (Viewpoint) — 19.9 mi, 228° SW
  • Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.2 mi, 028° NE · 8,813 acres
  • Chautauqua Amphitheater (Theatre) — 25.3 mi, 073° E
  • Grand Army of the Republic Memorial (Monument) — 25.3 mi, 073° E
  • KCS Stilwell Depot (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 133° SE
  • Fort Davis Historical Marker (Monument) — 28.5 mi, 225° SW
  • Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 29.0 mi, 081° E · 1.1M acres
  • Wild Wilderness Drive Thru Safari (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 30.7 mi, 061° NE
  • Oklahoma Murder Mystery (Theatre) — 31.7 mi, 226° SW
  • Logan Cave National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.1 mi, 076° E · 252 acres
  • OKARMO Corner (Monument) — 35.2 mi, 034° NE
  • Morton Homesite (Registered Battlefield) — 37.2 mi, 100° E
  • KCS Caboose Number 383 (Attraction) — 37.5 mi, 051° NE
  • Ada Post Office Site (Registered Battlefield) — 37.9 mi, 100° E
  • Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 66.5 mi, 064° NE · 1.5M acres

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About This Johnson Prairie Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Johnson Prairie, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 36.0791, -94.9759. 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 Johnson Prairie includes the ZIP code (74464), telephone area code (918), county seat of Cherokee County (Tahlequah), and school district assignment (Lowrey Public School).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.