Do you know of Poteau ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Poteau. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Poteau.<1>

Our sources for Poteau (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Poteau other than they indicate that Poteau would be found somewhere in Scott County, Arkansas.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1871 and closed  in 1904.

Communities Also Named Poteau ...

We found one communities that share the name Poteau.

Within Arkansas, the name Poteau is unique.

Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Poteau in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Oklahoma
    • Le Flore County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Poteau [Le Flore County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Poteau ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Poteau:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

William Bradley Map (1889)
Published by William M. Bradley and Brothers

More Orphans in  Scott County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Scott County.