Keefton

History

On May 23, 1973, an F4 tornado hit Keefeton directly, obliterating 75% of the town. The tornado traveled in a southwest to northeast direction, with five deaths—four of which were in a pickup truck that was rolled for approximately 1/2 mile. A tornado measuring EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale struck near Keefeton on May 15, 2020.

Geography

The community is on U.S. Highway 64, south of downtown Muskogee and north of Interstate 40 at Warner. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Keefton CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 2.13%, are water. The northern edge of the CDP follows Spaniard Creek, while the southern edge follows Dirty Creek, both of which are east-flowing tributaries of the Arkansas River, which passes northeast of Keefton.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• HILLDALE LOWER ES
  Elementary · Muskogee · 988 students · 17.3:1 ratio
• WARNER ES
  Elementary · Warner · 600 students · 16.7:1 ratio
• HILLDALE HS
  High · Muskogee · 572 students · 18.5:1 ratio
• HILLDALE MS
  Middle · Muskogee · 473 students · 16.9:1 ratio
• OKTAHA ES
  Elementary · Oktaha · 469 students · 16.8:1 ratio
• OKTAHA HS
  High · Oktaha · 235 students · 16.8:1 ratio
• WARNER HS
  High · Warner · 214 students · 12.6:1 ratio
• BRAGGS ES
  Elementary · Braggs · 65 students · 10.8:1 ratio