Moodys Oklahoma Map

About Moodys, Oklahoma

Moodys is a locality in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 854. The population density is 18.9 people per km². Moodys is located at 36.0312°N, 94.9577°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 74464, 74444.

Moodys occupies a quiet expanse of land where the earth possesses a deep, iron-rich hue and the air carries the dry, resonant stillness of the plains. It lies 8.0 miles north of Tahlequah, OK (from Tahlequah, OK: bearing 5°T), and is situated 11.7 miles north of Park Hill. Fourteenmile Creek threads through the terrain here, its water carving a low, persistent path that sustains the nearby thickets and provides a cooling respite from the heat of the afternoon sun. To the west, the silhouettes of Bynum Ridge rise against the sky, their rugged lines defining the horizon and grounding the landscape in a permanent, ancient posture. A short distance away, the waters of Fourteen Mile Creek Site 2 Reservoir hold the reflection of the sky with a glassy, unmoving intensity, while the nearby terrain dips into the sheltered, quiet corners of Telamay Hollow. The light at dusk here is particularly heavy and amber, turning the dry grasses into a field of flickering gold before the shadows lengthen and the nocturnal insects begin their steady, rhythmic hum.

Moodys exists as a modest intersection of history and labor, rooted in the legacy of the Indian Territory where the persistence of the landscape echoes the endurance of the people who settled these woods and fields. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, moving in sync with the seasonal demands of agriculture and the quiet industry of those who manage the surrounding acreage. Residents often look toward the nearby Cookson Hills Fee for a sense of permanence and wild preservation, a space that keeps the encroaching modern world at a respectful distance. Life in Moodys proceeds with an understated patience, marked by the occasional sound of a truck moving along the gravel roads or the distant, cascading rush of McSpadden Falls muffled by the dense timber. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by the clock, but by the slow, seasonal transformation of the red dirt and the way the wind shifts through the trees as the evening cools.

About This Moodys Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Moodys, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 36.031202, -94.957734. 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 Moodys includes the ZIP code (74464, 74444), telephone area code (918), county seat of Cherokee County (Tahlequah), and school district assignment (Lowrey 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.