Gideon, OK

Gideon is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 229 residents. Gideon is located northwest of the center of Cherokee County along Oklahoma State Highway 82. Tahlequah, the Cherokee County seat, is 9 miles to the southeast, and Locust Grove is 16 miles to the northwest. In Gideon, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Gideon, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places.