Beggs

History

Starting as a Frisco railroad stop in 1899, Beggs officially became a town on September 15, 1900, when its post office opened. It originally was a center for hog, cattle, and horse ranches in the area. On March 6, 2026, an EF3 tornado impacted the western and northern part of the city, killing two people.

Geography

Beggs is located approximately 30 miles south of downtown Tulsa and four miles west of U.S. Route 75, a major national north–south artery. U.S. Route 75 Alternate, the only such bannered route stemming from U.S. Route 75, is largely along the former alignment of the old Highway 75 prior to 1959, and travels from U.S. 75 west to Beggs, along SH-16, before turning north along said former alignment and continuing to Sapulpa. The former alignment running directly south from Beggs to Okmulgee is known as Old Highway 75. The major east–west route through Beggs is Oklahoma State Highway 16. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  145
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  144
• Turkey Vulture

  Cathartes aura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  106
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  100
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  99
• Northern Mockingbird

  Mimus polyglottos (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  83
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  78
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  76

Most recent

• M 2.9 — 2026-09-11
  5 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma
• M 2.7 — 2026-05-20
  5 km N of Stroud, Oklahoma
• M 3.5 — 2026-05-19
  2 km ESE of Johnson, Oklahoma
• M 2.82 — 2026-01-06
  8 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma
• M 2.76 — 2025-11-26
  9 km SE of Sparks, Oklahoma
• M 3.71 — 2025-09-28
  8 km NW of Prague, Oklahoma