Golden, OK

Golden is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in McCurtain County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 71 residents. The community was named for its first postmaster, James M. Golden is in central McCurtain County, 14 miles by road northwest of Idabel, the county seat, and 9 miles west of Broken Bow. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Golden, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Golden, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. The town is less than 3 miles northeast of the Little River, a southeast-flowing tributary of the Red River.