Eldon, Oklahoma
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- Eldon is also the name of a Census Designated Place in Oklahoma.
Eldon is a small rural community located in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, east of Tahlequah at the junction of US Highway 62 and Oklahoma State Highway 51. The Eldon Post Office existed from March 20, 1911, until May 30, 1936. The community is said to have been named for Eldon, Illinois (possibly Shirk meant Iowa).
[edit] Sources
Shirk, George H.; Oklahoma Place Names; University of Oklahoma Press; Norman, Oklahoma; 1987: ISBN 0-8061-2028-2 .
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