Tamaha Oklahoma Map

About Tamaha, Oklahoma

Tamaha is a locality in Haskell County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 152. The population density is 9.1 people per km². Tamaha is located at 35.3982°N, 95.0142°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Tamaha is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 74462.

Tamaha sits low upon the banks where Pheasant Creek spills its quiet, silt-heavy waters into the vast expanse of Robert S Kerr Reservoir. It lies 32.6 miles southeast of Muskogee, OK (from Muskogee, OK: bearing 138°T), and is situated 11.9 miles west-southwest of Sallisaw. The land here is defined by the deep, iron-rich red dirt of the Cross Timbers, a stubborn soil that clings to the boots of anyone walking the perimeter of the reservoir. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of Hickorynut Ridge rises against the twilight, catching the last of the sun in a bruised purple light that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the shadows have stretched across the plains. It is a landscape of stillness, where the wind carries the dry, rattling sigh of tall grasses and the occasional sharp cry of a hawk circling above the quiet water.

Tamaha holds the weight of a long memory, marking a time when the river was a primary artery for trade and movement through the Choctaw Nation. The rhythm of the days here is measured by the slow rise and fall of the water level in Robert S. Kerr Lake, which serves as a center for the sparse local activity that has replaced the bustling commerce of the steamboat era. What was once a vital port has settled into a quiet persistence, where the economy leans on the land and the endurance of those who stay to work it. Beyond the edges of the settlement, the path toward Boggy Hollow offers a glimpse of the terrain’s ancient, uneven character, a reminder that Tamaha exists in a space where history is not something read in books, but something felt in the heavy, humid air that rises from the reservoir at dawn.

About This Tamaha Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tamaha, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.398188, -95.014189. 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 Tamaha includes the ZIP code (74462), telephone area code (918), county seat of Haskell County (Stigler), and school district assignment (Stigler 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.