Snake Creek Oklahoma Map

About Snake Creek, Oklahoma

Snake Creek is a locality in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 255. The population density is 11.8 people per km². Snake Creek is located at 36.1762°N, 95.0983°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74352.

Snake Creek carves a persistent, silver-threaded path through the sun-bleached grasses and stubborn scrub oaks of the Oklahoma plains. It lies 19.4 miles north-northwest of Tahlequah, OK (from Tahlequah, OK: bearing 338°T), and is situated 15.2 miles southeast of Pryor Creek. The landscape surrounding Snake Creek is defined by a deep, iron-rich earth that stains the boots of any traveler who dares to walk its uneven, sun-baked fields. To the west, the faint, hazy silhouette of Bynum Ridge anchors the horizon, while the cooling influence of Blacksmith Hollow offers a brief reprieve from the relentless prairie light. As the sun dips low, the shadows stretch across the terrain, casting the dry, tall grasses into a golden relief that seems to hold the very silence of the plains within its grasp.

History in this region is measured in the slow accumulation of dust and the quiet endurance of those who learned to work the recalcitrant soil. The local economy persists as a quiet mosaic of agriculture and the rhythmic, nodding labor of pump jacks that mark the legacy of oil exploration across the state. Residents often find their weekends marked by the stillness of Chimney Rock Lake or the expansive, open vistas accessible through trips toward Snowdale State Park. Life in Snake Creek maintains a steady, deliberate pace, where the wind acts as a constant companion and the shifting colors of the changing seasons dictate the tempo of the days.

About This Snake Creek Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Snake Creek, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 36.176204, -95.098293. 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 Snake Creek includes the ZIP code (74352), telephone area code (918), county seat of Mayes County (Pryor Creek), and school district assignment (Locust Grove 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.