Keefton[2] (also known as Keefeton[3]) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[4] in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States.
The community is on U.S. Highway 64, 11 miles (18 km) south of downtown Muskogee.
[5] On May 23, 1973, an F4 tornado hit Keefeton directly, obliterating 75% of the town.
The tornado traveled in a SW to NE direction, with 5 deaths—4 of which were in a pickup truck that was rolled for approximately 1/2 mile.
[6] A tornado measuring EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale struck near Keefeton on May 15, 2020.