Pershing Oklahoma Map

About Pershing, Oklahoma

Pershing is a locality in Osage County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 42. The population density is 30.0 people per km². Pershing is located at 36.5934°N, 96.2753°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 74056, 74002.

Pershing occupies a quiet stretch of Osage County where the horizon pulls wide against the expansive, red-tinged plains. It lies 19.5 miles west-southwest of Bartlesville, OK (from Bartlesville, OK: bearing 237°T), and is situated 6.2 miles southeast of Pawhuska. A solitary prominence known as Wooster Mound rises slightly above the surrounding tallgrass, serving as a silent sentinel over the terrain that slopes gently toward the nearby Cochahee Creek. The atmosphere here possesses a distinct, dry clarity, especially at dusk when the fading light catches the iron-rich soil, turning the earth into a deep, burnt copper. To the west, the landscape holds the memory of the Cross Timbers, where hardy post oaks and blackjack oaks persist in thin, stubborn rows, marking the transition from woodland to the vast, open prairie.

Pershing emerged from the fervor of the oil boom, a time when the rhythmic clatter of derricks defined the local economy and redirected the fortunes of the Osage Nation. While the fervor of those extraction years has long since mellowed into a more deliberate, slow-moving pace, the legacy of the industry remains written in the scattered, rusted remnants of equipment that occasionally surface near the edges of town. Residents now look toward the recreational quietude of Birch Lake or the serene banks of Bluestem Lake, spaces that offer a stark contrast to the industrious pulse of the early twentieth century. Life in Pershing unfolds with an understated gravity, tied to the cycles of the wind and the changing seasons that sweep across the plains, grounding the inhabitants in a landscape that values resilience over pretense.

About This Pershing Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pershing, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 36.593405, -96.275285. 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 Pershing includes the ZIP code (74056, 74002), telephone area code (918), county seat of Osage County (Pawhuska), and school district assignment (Barnsdall 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.