Cottonwood, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma

For the community in Sequoyah County, see Cottonwood, Coal County, Oklahoma.

Cottonwood, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
Cottonwood is located in Oklahoma
Cottonwood
Cottonwood
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Cottonwood is located in the United States
Cottonwood
Cottonwood
Cottonwood (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°22′06″N 94°32′57″W / 35.36833°N 94.54917°W / 35.36833; -94.54917
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountySequoyah
Elevation
[1]
486 ft (148 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1100327[1]

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

History

A post office operated in Cottonwood from March 3, 1882 to June 15, 1909.[3] The area that became Coal County, including Sequoyah, became part of Cherokee Nation in 1829.[4] Between the Civil War and Oklahoma Statehood in 1907, Cottonwood was populated primarily by white intruders who had illegally entered Cherokee Nation.[4]

References

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


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