Quapaw Oklahoma Map

About Quapaw, Oklahoma

Quapaw is a locality in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 811. The population density is 320.8 people per km². Quapaw is located at 36.9436°N, 94.7714°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Quapaw is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 74363.

Quapaw emerges from the red-tinted earth of the northeastern plains, a place where the horizon stretches wide under a sky that seems to hold the weight of infinite, shifting light. It lies 7.4 miles northeast of Miami, OK (from Miami, OK: bearing 42°T), and is situated 5.6 miles south-southwest of Baxter Springs. The landscape here is characterized by the modest, persistent undulations of the prairie, a terrain that feels both ancient and exposed to the relentless passage of the wind. To the west, the subtle depressions of Devils Hollow carve into the landscape, while the modest flow of Garrett Creek moves quietly through the brush two miles away. On the distant horizon, the faint, hazy silhouette of Pleasant Ridge breaks the flatness, offering a silent boundary to a world defined by its open expanse and the quiet, persistent growth of native grasses.

Quapaw carries the deep imprint of its history, rooted in the legacy of the tribe for which it is named and the subsequent era of intensive mining that once defined the regional economy. The remnants of that industrial past—the skeletal remains of lead and zinc operations—still dot the fields, standing as quiet sentinels of a prosperity that shifted long ago. Today, the pace of life remains steady and unassuming, anchored by a sense of heritage that persists despite the changing seasons. Residents often find their respite in the nearby reaches of City Park, or perhaps in the quietude found nine miles toward the shimmering expanse of Grand Lake O' the Cherokees. It is a region where the air carries the scent of dry soil and woodsmoke, and the daily rhythm is dictated not by the clock, but by the slow, deliberate turn of the sun across the prairie.

About This Quapaw Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Quapaw, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 36.943633, -94.771374. 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 Quapaw includes the ZIP code (74363), telephone area code (918), county seat of Ottawa County (Miami), and school district assignment (Quapaw 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.