Steely Hollow, OK

Steely Hollow is an unincorporated area and census-designated place in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. The 2020 census counted 292 residents. The name "Steely Hollow" refers to a valley on the east side of the CDP, leading southeast to the Illinois River. Residences in the CDP are both within the valley of Steely Hollow and on high ground to the west of the valley. That mix gives Steely Hollow a clear local shape within Oklahoma, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present.