THE DELAWARE COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Dissected Springfield Plateau-Elk River Hills setting.
Delaware County has 737.8 square miles of land in Oklahoma. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Delaware County: Dissected Springfield Plateau-Elk River Hills, Springfield Plateau, Cherokee Plains.
Wooded uplands over limestone, dolomite and sandstone characterize the Ozarks. Springs, caves and spring-fed streams are widespread regional features within a landscape of uneven plateaus and valleys.
Regional context: Ozark Highlands ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
Delaware County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Dissected Springfield Plateau-Elk River Hills60.6%
- Springfield Plateau37.5%
- Cherokee Plains1.9%
Central Irregular Plains in Delaware County
Irregular plains form a transition between northern agricultural country and more wooded uplands to the south and east. Grassland and forest historically mixed, with wider woodland belts beside streams.
Read the regional source ↗Finding your parcel within Delaware County
The atlas lists 34 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Delaware County, including Kenwood, Cloud Creek, Vinita. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Delaware County by land and water
The Census records 54.2 square miles of water within Delaware County, or 6.8% of its total area. That share is close to Delaware County’s 6.8%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Delaware County has 901.9 times the land area of nearby Brush Creek CDP (0.82 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Adair County, Cherokee County, Craig County, Mayes County, Ottawa County within Oklahoma. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

