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

Telephone area codes for Eldon: (918) and (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.

• Tahlequah
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tahlequah
  • Tahlequah is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,998 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tahlequah <4>
• Stilwell
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stilwell
  • Stilwell is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,010 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stilwell <4>
• Westville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
  • Westville is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,533 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westville <4>
• Kansas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
  • Kansas is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <4>
• Hulbert
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulbert
  • Hulbert is located in Cherokee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hulbert <4>
• Watts
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
  • Watts is located in Adair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 307 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watts <4>
• Oaks
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
  • Oaks is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <4>
• Proctor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proctor
  • Proctor is located in Adair County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Proctor <4>
• Welling
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welling have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welling
  • Welling is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welling <4>
• Wauhillau
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhillau
  • Wauhillau is located in Adair County

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>

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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/