Rocky Ford Oklahoma Map

About Rocky Ford, Oklahoma

Rocky Ford is a locality in Delaware County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 283. The population density is 15.8 people per km². Rocky Ford is located at 36.1558°N, 94.9110°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 74364, 73017, 74464.

Rocky Ford occupies a quiet pocket of the Oklahoma landscape where the earth holds the deep, oxidized hue of iron-rich soil. It lies 18.3 miles north of Tahlequah, OK (from Tahlequah, OK: bearing 10°T), and is situated 18.1 miles south-southwest of Jay. The horizon stretches wide, marked by the persistent, dry breath of winds that traverse the open plains, occasionally catching the scent of wild grasses and sun-baked limestone. Two miles away, the steady movement of Double Spring Creek provides a low, rhythmic pulse to the land, carving a path through the brush before the terrain gives way to the distant, hazy silhouettes of Bynum Ridge. Sunlight here possesses a heavy, amber quality in the late afternoon, casting long shadows across the fields that seem to hold the stillness of the afternoon in a fragile, suspended state.

Rocky Ford carries the weight of a frontier history, rooted in the legacy of those who first claimed these expanses of the former Indian Territory. The economic life of the region remains tied to the cycles of the land, where the labor of agriculture and the maintenance of local homesteads define the daily pulse of the inhabitants. Those seeking the solace of the wild often look toward the Cookson Hills Fee, a vast stretch of conservation land that preserves the rugged integrity of the local woods. Nearby, the quiet basin of Spade Hollow collects the morning mist, while the waters of Fourteen Mile Creek Site 1 Reservoir offer a reflective stillness to the surrounding countryside. Life moves with an unforced cadence here, dictated by the turning of the seasons and the enduring, stoic patience of the red dirt beneath one's feet.

About This Rocky Ford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rocky Ford, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 36.155773, -94.911016. 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 Rocky Ford includes the ZIP code (74364, 73017, 74464), telephone area code (405, 572, 918), county seat of Delaware County (Jay), and school district assignment (Oaks-Mission 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.