Directory of McIntosh Resources

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Created at statehood from lands in the southern part of the Cherokee Nation, Indian Territory, McIntosh County was named for a well-known Creek family. The chief physical feature of the county is Lake Eufaula, which is comprised of 105,000 acres and is the largest body of water in Oklahoma. The county seat, Eufaula, is located 13 miles south of I-40 on U.S. 69. The Creeks immigrated into the area in 1836 and their influence is seen in names such as Eufaula, which comes from an old Creek town in Alabama called Yufala "they split up here and went to other places." The Asbury Mission Boarding School was established in 1849 by the Episcopal Church under a contract with the Creek Indian Council. Today it is the Eufaula Boarding School. The Indian Journal founded in 1876 and published in Eufaula is the oldest surviving newspaper in the state. Tourism is the main industry in this area. Checotah, established by the KATY railroad station, was named for a principal chief of the Creek Indians, Samuel Checote. The town, once a battleground where the Creek and Little Osage fought is now a trade center for northern McIntosh and southwest Muskogee counties. It has a major clothing factory and an aluminum plant, and centers for ranching are located throughout the county. Location: McIntosh County is in eastern Oklahoma. Climate: The average precipitation is 57.0 inches yearly in this area. January's average temperature is 41.4 degrees Fahrenheit and July's average is 80.0 degrees Fahrenheit. County Seat: Eufaula Distances: Eufaula to: Muskogee - 36 miles Tulsa - 78 miles Land Area: 712 square miles of rolling hills and the largest body of water in Oklahoma

Subcategories

• Checotah
• Eufaula
• Hanna
• Hitchita
• Onapa
• Pierce
• Raiford
• Rentiesville
• Stidham
• Vernon

Resources in This Category

• McIntosh County Genealogy

  http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~okmcinto/index.htm
  Information from USGenweb Project.

• The Political Graveyard: McIntosh County, Oklahoma

  http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/OK/MI.html#CEM
  Database provides political history, cemetery locations, and brief biographies of politicians who were born or lived in the county.

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