LeFlore County, Oklahoma
county in Oklahoma, United States
LeFlore County is a county along the eastern border of the U.S state of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, its population was 48,129. Its county seat is Poteau. The county honors a Choctaw family named LeFlore. The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma is the federal district court with jurisdiction in LeFlore County. Tourist attractions in the county include Lake Wister, the Ouachita National Forest, and Heavener Runestone State Park. It is also home to the Winding Stair Mountain National Recreation Area, one of two national recreation areas in Oklahoma.
History
The Choctaw Nation signed the Treaty of Doak's Stand in 1820, ceding part of their ancestral home in the Southeastern U.S. and receiving a large tract in Indian Territory. They signed the Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek in 1830, which ceded the remainder of their original homeland. Most of the remainder of the Choctaw were removed to Indian Territory, escorted by federal military troops, in several waves.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “LeFlore County, Oklahoma” is county in Oklahoma, United States. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through LeFlore, County and Oklahoma, not as a finished interpretation.
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The strongest evidence will usually combine a dated visual record with documents produced by the authority responsible for the place. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 17, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q495944. VIAF identifies the subject as 124323237. The Library of Congress control number is n79082314. Authority coordinates are 34.900, -94.700. 4 of 4 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2020, 1820 and 1830.
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