Eldon Oklahoma Map

About Eldon, Oklahoma

Eldon is a locality in Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States. It is a small community with a population of 347. The population density is 14.9 people per km². Eldon is located at 35.9401°N, 94.8092°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 74464, 74960.

Eldon emerges from the red-streaked earth where the Baron Fork carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape. It lies 7.3 miles east of Tahlequah, OK (from Tahlequah, OK: bearing 83°T), and is situated 8.1 miles northeast of Park Hill. The Baron Fork serves as a constant, quiet companion to the terrain, its waters reflecting the heavy, golden light that settles over the region at dusk. To the west, the silhouettes of Bynum Ridge rise against the horizon like a jagged spine, anchoring a world defined by deep woodland and the sudden, shadowed descent into Field Hollow. Beyond the immediate reach of the riverbed, the landscape shifts into a patchwork of scrub oak and stubborn prairie grasses, where the air holds the scent of damp soil and the lingering heat of a sun that seems to ripen the very stones.

Eldon carries the weight of a long tenure on land that remembers the migrations and settlements of the Cherokee people, a history that pulses beneath the modern, quiet pace of daily life. The local economy remains tethered to the land, drawing sustenance from the timber and agricultural veins that crisscross the surrounding plains. Residents often look toward the Cookson Hills Fee for a reprieve in the untamed brush, or listen for the distant, rhythmic rush of McSpadden Falls when the rains have been plentiful. While Tenkiller Ferry Lake remains a short drive away, the life of Eldon stays centered on the immediate, practical rhythms of the field and the forest, where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the slow turning of the seasons across the red clay.

About This Eldon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Eldon, Oklahoma. Coordinates: 35.940128, -94.809192. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Eldon includes the ZIP code (74464, 74960), telephone area code (918), county seat of Cherokee County (Tahlequah), and school district assignment (Briggs Public School).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.