Tupelo, OK

united states

Tupelo is a small Coal County town of 400 people in southeastern Oklahoma, connected by Highway 75 north to Atoka and south to Durant. The community sits in rolling hill country between the Ouachitas and Arkansas River valley, experiencing hot summers and mild winters. Residents drive short distances to Atoka for daily needs or longer trips to Durant for major services, with Dallas-Fort Worth about 150 miles southeast via Highway 70. The town sits along the historic Texas Road cattle-driving route from the 1800s.