Map of Eldon CDP, Oklahoma

Eldon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 368 at the 2010 census, a loss of 62.3 percent from 991 at the 2000 census, due largely to shrinkage of the CDP boundaries. It lies east of Tahlequah at the junction of U.S. Highway 62 and 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.

Eldon CDP overview:
Name:Eldon CDP
LSAD Code:57
LSAD Description:CDP (suffix)
State:Oklahoma
County:Cherokee County
Elevation:794 ft (242 m)
Total Area:9.15 sq mi (23.69 km²)
Land Area:8.96 sq mi (23.21 km²)
Water Area:0.18 sq mi (0.48 km²)
Total Population:347
Population Density:38.72/sq mi (14.95/km²)
FIPS code:4023300
GNISfeature ID:1100385

Online Interactive Map

Eldon online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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Eldon location on the U.S. Map.
Eldon location on the Oklahoma map. Where is Eldon CDP.
Location of Eldon in Oklahoma.

Eldon Road Map

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Road map of Eldon

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Satellite map of Eldon

Geography

Eldon is located along the eastern edge of Cherokee County at 35°55′49″N 94°50′39″W / 35.93028°N 94.84417°W / 35.93028; -94.84417 (35.930319, -94.844083), in the valley of the Baron Fork of the Illinois River. U.S. Route 62 leads west 8 miles (13 km) to Tahlequah and east 20 miles (32 km) to Westville near the Arkansas border. State Highway 51 leads southeast from Eldon 16 miles (26 km) to Stilwell.

Eldon is bordered to the south by the CDP of Welling and to the east by Adair County.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Eldon CDP has a total area of 9.2 square miles (23.7 km), of which 9.0 square miles (23.4 km) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.4 km), or 1.50%, is water. The Census Bureau reduced the area recorded as Eldon to its current boundaries from 18.5 square miles (48 km) as of the 2000 census.

See also

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