Pumpkin Hollow Oklahoma Map

About Pumpkin Hollow, Oklahoma

Pumpkin Hollow is a locality in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 176. The population density is 4.6 people per km². Pumpkin Hollow is located at 36.0008°N, 94.8370°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74457.

Pumpkin Hollow occupies a quiet stretch of earth where the red soil holds the heat of the day long after the sun has retreated behind the silhouettes of distant trees. It lies 9.5 miles northeast of Tahlequah, OK (from Tahlequah, OK: bearing 52°T), and is situated 17.4 miles northwest of Stilwell. The landscape is defined by the encroaching presence of the Cookson Hills Fee, which blankets the terrain in thick, untamed timber and limestone outcrops. Two miles to the east, the low-lying expanse of Pumpkin Flats stretches out, a flat basin that captures the amber light of late afternoon, casting long, bruised shadows across the prairie grass. The proximity to the Illinois River, only three miles away, provides a slow-moving pulse to the geography, its waters carving a path through the limestone bedrock and feeding the dense undergrowth that defines the local ecosystem.

History in Pumpkin Hollow remains tethered to the rugged reality of the Cross Timbers, a landscape that demanded patience and grit from those who first settled these Cherokee and Choctaw lands. The local economy persists as a quiet negotiation with the land, rooted in the rhythms of small-scale agriculture and the seasonal shifts of the surrounding woodlands. Residents often look toward the horizon where Bynum Ridge rises like a jagged spine against the sky, a constant reminder of the geological depth of the region. On humid mornings, the air carries a faint, cool moisture from McSpadden Falls, which hides in the dense brush five miles away, its rhythmic tumble providing a subtle, hidden music. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, shaped by the enduring character of a place that remains stubbornly, beautifully itself.

About This Pumpkin Hollow Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pumpkin Hollow, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 36.0008, -94.837. 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 Pumpkin Hollow includes the ZIP code (74457), telephone area code (918), county seat of Cherokee County (Tahlequah), and school district assignment (Briggs 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.