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Cottonwood, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

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Cottonwood, Oklahoma
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountySequoyah
Elevation
486 ft (148 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1100327

Cottonwood is an unincorporated community in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma.[1] It is 4 miles south of Muldrow, Oklahoma.[2] It is near the Oklahoma-Arkansas border.[3]

History

A post office operated in Cottonwood from March 3, 1882 to June 15, 1909.[2] The area that became Coal County, including Sequoyah, became part of Cherokee Nation in 1829.[3] Between the Civil War and Oklahoma Statehood in 1907, Cottonwood was populated primarily by white intruders who had illegally entered Cherokee Nation.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cottonwood, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
  2. ^ a b Shirk, George. Oklahoma Place Names, 2nd ed. University of Oklahoma Press: Norman, Oklahoma. 1987. p.60.
  3. ^ a b c Mize, Richard. "Sequoyah County," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society, Accessed July 1, 2015.