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Welcome to Eldon ...

Eldon is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eldon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1911.

Eldon is 790 feet [241 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Eldon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Eldon: 918 & 539<3>

Communities Also Named Eldon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Eldon - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Texas and Washington.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eldon.

Communities near Eldon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eldon.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Eldon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eldon.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eldon. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eldon.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eldon. See our Newspapers Page for Eldon.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eldon ...

Looking for more information about Eldon? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Eldon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eldon.

Adding Eldon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eldon in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Eldon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Eldon post office opened in 1911.

We also found Eldon on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1922).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eldon.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eldon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eldon - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 918 code has been Overlayed with the 539 area code. New phone numbers in the Eldon area will be assigned with one of these codes: 918 or 539. As a result, placing a call in the Eldon area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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