Eldon, OK

Eldon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 347 residents. Eldon 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 through line in Eldon is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Eldon makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. The community is said to have been named for Eldon, Illinois. Eldon is located along the eastern edge of Cherokee County in the valley of the Baron Fork of the Illinois River. U.S. Route 62 leads west 8 miles to Tahlequah and east 20 miles to Westville near the Arkansas border.