Spaulding, Oklahoma — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Spaulding, Hughes County.
| City | Spaulding |
| State | Oklahoma (OK) |
| County | Hughes |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 35.013973 |
| Longitude | -96.44001 |
| Population | 125 |
| Density | 12.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Spaulding is a locality in Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 125. The population density is 12.5 people per km². Spaulding is located at 35.0140°N, 96.4400°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 74848.
Spaulding breathes the wide, flat Oklahoma sky, a scattering of buildings clinging to the gentle sweep of prairie land. It lies 34.9 miles south-east of Shawnee, OK (from Shawnee, OK: bearing 128°T), and is situated 5.1 miles south-south-west of Holdenville. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, sun-baked scent, a blend of cured grass and distant dust, and the light flattens and softens, turning the sparse trees along the roadside into charcoal sketches against a bruised-peach horizon. Fields, a patchwork of faded greens and ochres, stretch out in every direction, punctuated by the occasional glint of a weathered silo or the dark smudge of a lone farmhouse. A quietude settles over the landscape, broken only by the hum of a passing car or the distant call of a bird, a stillness that feels as ancient as the worn earth itself. The story of Spaulding is written in the grain of its soil and the resilience of its people. Originally a stop along a now-forgotten railroad spur, its economy has long been tied to the land, its fortunes rising and falling with the price of cotton and cattle. You can still see the ghost of that agricultural past in the stooped shoulders of the older barns and the slow, deliberate way life unfolds. There isn't much in the way of grand pronouncements or hurried ambition here; instead, Spaulding offers a steady, unwavering presence, a place where the days are measured by the sun's arc and the quiet satisfaction of a job well done. The creek beds, dry for much of the year, hold a memory of water, a promise that even in this arid expanse, life finds a way to persist.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Spaulding, Oklahoma with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Spaulding and Hughes County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Spaulding is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Spaulding is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |