Sparrowhawk, OK

Sparrowhawk is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 202 residents. The older name of the community was given for Captain Archibald Scraper of the 2nd Regiment, Indian Home Guard. Sparrowhawk takes its name from Sparrow Hawk Mountain, which occupies most of the CDP. Taken together, these details give a newcomer a usable picture of Sparrowhawk, where its history, geography, and current gathering places meet. For Sparrowhawk, the memorable detail is the way older history and current gathering places share one local map. Sparrowhawk is located in eastern Cherokee County along a large bend on the west side of the Illinois River. Much of the community is on top of Sparrow Hawk Mountain, a 1,080-foot-elevation plateau that rises 360 feet above the river.