THE MAYES COUNTY LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Osage Cuestas setting.
Mayes County has 655.3 square miles of land in Oklahoma. 3 mapped landscape regions meet across Mayes County: Osage Cuestas, Dissected Springfield Plateau-Elk River Hills, Springfield Plateau.
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.
Regional context: Central Irregular Plains ↗ · Regional mapping across the county footprint
Where the landscape changes
Mayes County intersects 3 mapped regional units. The largest mapped shares are:
- Osage Cuestas56.2%
- Dissected Springfield Plateau-Elk River Hills23.6%
- Springfield Plateau20.1%
Ozark Highlands in Mayes County
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.
Read the regional source ↗Finding your parcel within Mayes County
The atlas lists 28 cities, towns, townships, and Census communities associated with Mayes County, including Kenwood, Pryor Creek, Wickliffe. The list includes overlapping geography types and does not divide the county into exclusive service areas.
Mayes County by land and water
The Census records 28.2 square miles of water within Mayes County, or 4.1% of its total area. That share is close to Mayes County’s 4.1%. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Mayes County has 7,895.5 times the land area of nearby Sportsmen Acres town (0.08 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.
The Census boundary meets Cherokee County, Craig County, Delaware County, Rogers County, Wagoner County within Oklahoma. A tract near one of these lines should be matched to the county identifier on its own records.

