Spaulding Oklahoma Map

About Spaulding, Oklahoma

Spaulding is a locality in Hughes County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 149. The population density is 18.3 people per km². Spaulding is located at 35.0140°N, 96.4400°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Spaulding is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 74848.

Spaulding marks the transition where the dense, tangled thickets of the Cross Timbers surrender to the expansive, open plains that define the Oklahoma horizon. It lies 21.4 miles northeast of Ada, OK (from Ada, OK: bearing 39°T), and is situated 5.1 miles south-southwest of Holdenville. The earth here is a deep, iron-rich red, grounding the landscape in a color that seems to hold the heat of the sun long after the light has faded into a bruised purple twilight. Bird Creek traces a narrow, winding path through the soil just a mile from the center, its banks lined with the gnarled silhouettes of post oak and blackjack trees that bend against the persistent, dry winds. In the distance, the faint, jagged silhouette of Big Prairie Ridge provides the only interruption to the vast sky, acting as a silent sentinel over the quiet, sun-baked expanse of the surrounding fields.

Spaulding exists as a quiet witness to the layered history of these plains, where the legacies of the tribal nations remain woven into the very dirt that sustains the local economy. The rhythm of daily life is dictated by the slow turning of the seasons and the demands of the surrounding agricultural land, echoing a heritage of hard-won resilience that predates the modern era. While residents might find a moment of stillness at Stroup Park a few miles out, or watch the water catch the low sun at the Lynn Peters Reservoir, the true spirit of the place remains in the solitary work of the fields and the endurance of its people. Life in Spaulding moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting a deep, unadorned connection to the land that has supported generations through drought and harvest alike.

About This Spaulding Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Spaulding, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.013973, -96.44001. 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 Spaulding includes the ZIP code (74848), telephone area code (918), county seat of Hughes County (Holdenville), and school district assignment (Holdenville 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.