Monroe Oklahoma Map

About Monroe, Oklahoma

Monroe is a locality in Le Flore County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 164. The population density is 45.3 people per km². Monroe is located at 34.9926°N, 94.5169°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 74947, 74953.

Monroe emerges from the red-earth lowlands of eastern Oklahoma, where the steady, rhythmic pulse of Cowskin Creek defines the local topography. It lies 28.0 miles south-southwest of Fort Smith, AR (from Fort Smith, AR: bearing 194°T), and is situated 7.4 miles southeast of Poteau. The landscape surrounding Monroe is shaped by the nearby Sugar Loaf Mountains, which cast long, violet shadows across the fields as the sun dips toward the horizon, cooling the air and settling the dust of the plains. Five miles away, the vast, wooded expanse of the Ouachita National Forest offers a dense, green contrast to the open agricultural tracts, while the quiet waters of Terrell Lake provide a still mirror for the heavy, amber light of late afternoon.

Monroe carries the weight of a frontier history, bearing the echoes of a time when the land was a frontier of shifting borders and hard-won homesteads. The local economy remains tethered to the vitality of the soil and the legacy of the regional resource industry, moving with the measured pace of a place that values endurance over haste. Residents look toward the distant ridges of the Sugar Loaf Mountains to gauge the coming weather, their lives influenced by the seasonal cycles that govern the fields and the persistent, wandering wind. Even as years pass, Monroe maintains a singular, quiet character, shaped by the proximity of Henderson Mill Hollow and the unassuming flow of the water that has sustained this territory for generations.

About This Monroe Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Monroe, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 34.9926, -94.516889. 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 Monroe includes the ZIP code (74947, 74953), telephone area code (918), county seat of Le Flore County (Poteau), and school district assignment (Monroe 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.