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
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cottonwood, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cottonwood, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma
- ^ a b Shirk, George. Oklahoma Place Names, 2nd ed. University of Oklahoma Press: Norman, Oklahoma. 1987. p.60.
- ^ a b c Mize, Richard. "Sequoyah County," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Oklahoma Historical Society, Accessed July 1, 2015.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |