Baron

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

Overview

Baron is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Adair County, Oklahoma, United States, located along U.S. Route 59 between Westville and Stilwell. It was built on the West Branch of the Baron Fork of the Illinois River, a tributary of the Arkansas River via the Illinois River. As of the 2020 census, Baron had a population of 243.

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Baron, OK from NOAA NWS API.

Health (adults)

Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Schools

Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Clement V. Rogers

Senator and judge

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Oklahoma

• Peavine
  2.4 mi away
• Old Green
  3.5 mi away
• Christie
  3.8 mi away
• Titanic
  8.4 mi away
• Stilwell
  8.5 mi away
• Lyons Switch
  11.1 mi away
• Honey Hill
  11.9 mi away
• Cherry Tree
  13.3 mi away
• Rocky Mountain
  13.8 mi away
• Pumpkin Hollow
  14.2 mi away
• Sparrowhawk
  16.4 mi away
• Cave Spring
  16.8 mi away

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Baron

Cattle-raising on the plains of North America ..

Von Richthofen, Walter Baron · 1885

Commander's Lost Treasures You Can Find in Oklahoma

Commander Pulitzer · 2013

More Commander's Lost Treasures You Can Find in Oklahoma

Commander Pulitzer · 2013

When Money Grew on Trees

Greg Gordon · 2014

Cattle-raising on the plains of North America

Richthofen, Walter Baron von. · 1964

Prentice Hall Literature -- Platinum

Sumner Braunstein · 1989

Maud

Alfred Lord Tennyson · 1855

The trickster of liberty

Gerald Robert Vizenor · 1988

Search results from Open Library.

Recent natural events nearby

• Wildfire WRIGHT, Hughes, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-29 · 98 mi
• Wildfire Snake Mountain, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-14 · 106 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail Fire, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 108 mi
• Wildfire Alexander Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-30 · 108 mi
• Wildfire BISON, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-21 · 116 mi
• Wildfire Buck Creek, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-25 · 117 mi
• Wildfire Tram Trail, Pushmataha, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-09-14 · 122 mi
• Wildfire B.B, Osage, Oklahoma
  Wildfires · 2026-08-06 · 123 mi

Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).

Recently spotted species

Polyphemus Moth

Antheraea polyphemus

Seen 2026-09-22

cardinal flower

Lobelia cardinalis

Seen 2026-09-12

Common Whitetail

Plathemis lydia

Seen 2026-09-03

Gray Treefrog Species Complex

Dryophytes versicolor

Seen 2026-09-02

Pickerel Frog

Lithobates palustris

Seen 2026-08-25

Ringed Paper Wasp

Polistes annularis

Seen 2026-08-24

Bell's Roadside-Skipper

Amblyscirtes belli

Seen 2026-08-10

Zabulon Skipper

Lon zabulon

Seen 2026-08-10

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).