Why visit Sperry
Townapedia lists 1 park or trail and 2 places to eat in and around town.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 94°F; January lows average 28°F.
Weather in Sperry
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Sperry
Sperry is a town in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 1,115 at the time of the 2020 census. It is primarily a bedroom community, since approximately 85 percent of the employed residents commute to work in Tulsa and other nearby towns. Sperry also has an active retirement community.
From the Wikipedia article Sperry, Oklahoma (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes2
The Old Drugstore
Fast food · American, Ice Cream · 0.4 mi
Tu-Fr 06:00-16:00; Sa 07:00-16:00; Su off
Schools, colleges and libraries13
Judy Z. Kishner Library
Library · 0.5 mi
10150 North Cincinnati Avenue East, Sperry
Mo-Tu 12:00-19:00; We 10:00-17:00; Th 12:00-19:00; Fr 12:00-17:00;...
John Hope Franklin Es
School · 4.5 mi
5550 North Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, Tulsa
1 more on the map.
History
Native American activity in the area antedates the establishment of the town. Of note during the Civil War was the Battle of Chusto-Talasah, fought approximately nine miles southeast on the “Caving Banks” bend of Bird Creek, where on December 9, 1861, Opothleyahola’s Union-allied Native Americans met the forces of Col. D.H. Cooper’s Confederate troops.
Sperry was originally known as Beuhler Switch. It was named after Charles Beuhler, an employee of the Midland Valley Railroad. The Sperry post office in the Cherokee Nation was established on May 17, 1902, to serve a rural community between Hominy and Delaware Creeks. The post office was located in the Carson Ranch house. The origin of the name Sperry is not clear. One source claims that the name was derived from the surname of a local landowner named Henry Spybuck. The Midland Valley Railroad built a line from Arkansas to Eastern Kansas that reached Sperry in March 1905. The route no longer exists, but has been converted from rail into the 14.5 mile Osage Prairie Trail linking Sperry with Tulsa to the south and Skiatook to the north.
From the History section of Sperry, Oklahoma on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Sperry
16 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 28°F | 1.6 in | 1.9 in |
| Feb | 54°F | 32°F | 1.6 in | 2.4 in |
| Mar | 63°F | 41°F | 3.1 in | 1.9 in |
| Apr | 72°F | 50°F | 4.4 in | 0.0 in |
| May | 80°F | 60°F | 5.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 88°F | 69°F | 4.7 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 94°F | 73°F | 3.8 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 93°F | 72°F | 3.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 85°F | 63°F | 3.9 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 74°F | 51°F | 3.8 in | 0.0 in |
| Nov | 61°F | 39°F | 2.7 in | 0.8 in |
| Dec | 51°F | 31°F | 2.4 in | 1.7 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Tulsa Intl Ap 72356 (9 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Osage County has had 32 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2026-10-07: Severe Storm And Straight-Line Winds (Severe Storm)
- 2026-02-19: Rattlesnake Fire (Fire)
- 2024-10-30: North Road Fire (Fire)
- 2024-04-30: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Tornado)
- 2021-02-24: Severe Winter Storms (Severe Ice Storm)
- 2021-02-17: Severe Winter Storm (Severe Ice Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Tulsa International Airport (TUL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 9 miles away.
- Owasso 9 mi east, about 15 min by car
- Tulsa 13 mi southeast, about 21 min by car
- Sand Springs 13 mi southwest, about 21 min by car
- Oakhurst 15 mi south, about 25 min by car
- Oologah 19 mi northeast, about 31 min by car
- Broken Arrow 21 mi southeast, about 34 min by car
- Jenks 21 mi south, about 33 min by car
- Sapulpa 21 mi south, about 34 min by car
- Claremore 22 mi east, about 35 min by car
- Glenpool 24 mi south, about 39 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- ISS053-E-51433 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS053-E-53729 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS053-E-53730 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS053-E-51432 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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