Cottonwood, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
Cottonwood is an unincorporated community in Sequoyah County, Oklahoma, United States. It is located four miles south of Muldrow, near the Oklahoma-Arkansas border.
History
A post office operated in Cottonwood from March 3, 1882 to June 15, 1909. The area that became Coal County, including Sequoyah, became part of Cherokee Nation in 1829. Between the Civil War and Oklahoma Statehood in 1907, Cottonwood was populated primarily by white intruders who had illegally entered Cherokee Nation.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cottonwood, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cottonwood, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
- ^ Shirk, George. Oklahoma Place Names, 2nd ed. University of Oklahoma Press: Norman, Oklahoma. 1987. p.60.
- ^ Mize, Richard. "Sequoyah County," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society, Accessed July 1, 2015.
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