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Sour John Oklahoma Map

Explore Sour John, Oklahoma, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Sour John, Oklahoma

How to Use This Sour John, Oklahoma Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sour John, Oklahoma. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Oklahoma or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Sour John.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Sour John
State	Oklahoma (OK)
County	Muskogee County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	35.6206
Longitude	-95.1432
Population	71
Density	4.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	74435
Area Code	918
County Seat	Muskogee
School District	Braggs Public Schools

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About Sour John, Oklahoma

Sour John is a locality in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 71. The population density is 4.8 people per km². Sour John is located at 35.6206°N, 95.1432°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74435.

Sour John rests upon a stubborn stretch of red earth where the horizon is defined by the persistent, dry friction of the wind. It lies 15.5 miles southeast of Muskogee, OK (from Muskogee, OK: bearing 125°T), and is situated 13.6 miles south-southeast of Fort Gibson. The landscape around Sour John unfolds in low, stubborn swells of scrub oak and native grasses that seem to hold the heat of the afternoon long after the sun has dipped toward the silhouette of Merford Ridge. Deep Branch cuts a narrow, winding path through the soil nearby, its banks often dry and bleached, while the waters of Greenleaf Lake provide a quiet, reflective stillness just a mile away. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar, bruised quality, turning the dust kicked up by passing trucks into a haze of copper and violet that lingers over the fields.

History in Sour John is measured not in monuments, but in the slow reclamation of the land by the Cross Timbers and the persistent memory of those who worked the oil-digger’s trade. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the extraction of what lies beneath the surface, a cycle that dictates the pace of life for the few who remain. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the terrain dips into the quiet shade of Sawmill Hollow, a place where the air hangs heavy and thick with the scent of damp earth. Residents often look toward the boundaries of Greenleaf State Park as a reprieve from the labor of the plains, finding in its quietude a rare, steady endurance that matches the temperament of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Greenleaf State Park (State Park) — 1.1 mi, 228° SW
Robert S. Kerr Lake (Recreation Area) — 2.1 mi, 233° SW
McClellan Kerr Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 242° SW
Tenkiller Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 081° E
Tenkiller Ferry Lake (Recreation Area) — 3.7 mi, 081° E
Lake Tenkiller State Park (State Park) — 5.0 mi, 095° E
Webbers Falls Lock & Dam Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.1 mi, 197° S
Going Home: I-40 Bridge Collapse Memorial (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 173° S
Tahlonteeskee Museum (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 155° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 13.3 mi, 334° NW
Muskogee Art Guild (Gallery) — 15.4 mi, 305° NW
Fort Davis Historical Marker (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 317° NW
Oklahoma Murder Mystery (Theatre) — 16.4 mi, 306° NW
Ozark Plateau National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.3 mi, 085° E · 8,813 acres
Spider Gallery (Gallery) — 22.3 mi, 026° NE
Cherokee National Supreme Court Museum (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 026° NE
Cherokee National History Museum (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 026° NE
Dena's Art Den (Gallery) — 22.4 mi, 025° NE
The Rink (Attraction) — 23.6 mi, 118° SE
Former Home of D.B. & O. Institute 1909-1961 (Monument) — 24.4 mi, 294° NW
All American Floats (Attraction) — 24.5 mi, 030° NE
Time Theater (Cinema) — 25.3 mi, 178° S
Sequoyah's Cabin (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 104° E
KCS Stilwell Depot (Attraction) — 31.9 mi, 065° NE
Barnyard Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 34.9 mi, 251° W
Ozark National Forest (National Forest) — 37.5 mi, 078° E · 1.1M acres
Spiro Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 38.8 mi, 123° SE
Deep Fork National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.5 mi, 263° W · 21k acres
Ouachita National Forest (National Forest) — 52.5 mi, 166° S · 1.8M acres
Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 56.9 mi, 169° S · 27k acres

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