Spavinaw, OK

Spavinaw is a town in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 350 residents. The town is best known as the birthplace of baseball player Mickey Mantle. The town is named for Spavinaw Creek, a stream named by French traders and explorers who travelled here in the 18th century. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Spavinaw, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Spavinaw, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Spavinaw is in northeastern Mayes County, on the north side of Spavinaw Creek about 4 miles upstream from its confluence with the Neosho River in Lake Hudson. State Highways 20 and 82 pass through the town as Main Street.