Olustee Oklahoma Map

About Olustee, Oklahoma

Olustee is a locality in Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 468. The population density is 216.9 people per km². Olustee is located at 34.5487°N, 99.4223°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Olustee is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 73560.

Olustee sits amidst a vast expanse of plains where the horizon stretches thin and taut, pulled tight by the weight of a wide, unblinking sky. It lies 8.0 miles southwest of Altus, OK (from Altus, OK: bearing 219°T), and is situated 28.7 miles north-northwest of Vernon. Turkey Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its presence marked by the thick, knotted brush that clings to the banks and breaks the monotony of the flat, red-dirt fields. During the height of the afternoon, the sun drains the color from the landscape, bleaching the grass to a pale, brittle straw, until the light softens at dusk into a bruised, violet haze that settles over the low brush. The wind carries a dry, persistent hum across the open acreage, a reminder of the immense, quiet space that defines the character of the land.

Olustee remains defined by the agricultural rhythms of the plains, where the economy is tethered to the cycles of harvest and the patient labor of the fields. The history of the region is etched into the soil, bearing the memory of the larger Indian Territory long before the arrival of the rail lines and the subsequent settlement. While the pace of life remains slow, the influence of the wider landscape is never far; distant silhouettes like Dempsey Peak and the deeper depressions of Red Hollow suggest a terrain that is far more complex than the immediate, level farmland might imply. Residents might look toward Lincoln Park for a quiet respite from the heat, or perhaps recall the proximity of White Lake when the summer air turns particularly stagnant. It is a place where the work of the day is measured by the length of the shadows and the steady, enduring persistence of the people who call the plains home.

About This Olustee Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Olustee, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 34.548684, -99.422311. 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 Olustee includes the ZIP code (73560), telephone area code (405), county seat of Jackson County (Altus), and school district assignment (Olustee-Eldorado 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.