Map of Tupelo city, Oklahoma

Tupelo is a city in Coal County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 329 at the 2010 census.

Tupelo city overview:
Name:	Tupelo city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Oklahoma
County:	Coal County
Elevation:	689 ft (210 m)
Total Area:	0.41 sq mi (1.08 km²)
Land Area:	0.41 sq mi (1.08 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	327
Population Density:	787.95/sq mi (304.01/km²)
ZIP code:	74572
Area code:	580
FIPS code:	4075050
GNISfeature ID:	1099015

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History

A post office opened at Jeffs, Indian Territory on June 28, 1894. It moved to the present site of Tupelo on October 25, 1900, and its name changed to Tupelo, Indian Territory on January 13, 1904. Jeffs took its name from Jefferson D. Perry, first postmaster. Tupelo was named for Tupelo, Mississippi, which itself was named for the tupelo gum tree.

At the time of their founding, Jeffs, and later Tupelo, were located in Atoka County, a part of the Pushmataha District of the Choctaw Nation.

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Geography

Tupelo is located in western Coal County at 34°36′11″N 96°25′14″W / 34.60306°N 96.42056°W / 34.60306; -96.42056 (34.603133, -96.420531). Oklahoma State Highway 3 bypasses the town to the north and leads 14 miles (23 km) southeast to Coalgate, the county seat, and 20 miles (32 km) northwest to Ada. State Highway 48 passes through Tupelo, leading south 16 miles (26 km) to Wapanucka and north 20 miles (32 km) to Allen.

According to the United States Census Bureau, Tupelo has a total area of 0.42 square miles (1.1 km), all land.