White Eagle, Oklahoma

White Eagle is an unincorporated community in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States.

White Eagle, Oklahoma
Ponca Tribe Sign in White Eagle
White Eagle
White Eagle
Coordinates: 36°36′30″N 97°04′34″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyKay
Elevation948 ft (289 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)580

White Eagle was named for the Ponca principal chief, White Eagle (ca. 1840-1914), who led the Ponca to their reservation in Indian Territory.[2] Other names for the town are Ponca, White Eagle Agency, and Whiteagle.[1]

Geography

White Eagle is located in southeastern Kay County, just east of the Salt Fork and approximately one and one quarter miles west-northwest of the confluence of the Salt Fork with the Arkansas River. The community is on U.S. Route 177, five miles south of Ponca City.[3]

Politics

White Eagle is the headquarters for the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma.[4]

Notable person

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: White Eagle, Oklahoma
  2. Johansen, Bruce E. White Eagle. Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture. 2009 (15 August 2009)
  3. Ponca City SE, OK, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968
  4. Van de Logt, Mark. Ponca. Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture. 2009 (15 August 2009)
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