White Eagle, Oklahoma

White Eagle, Oklahoma
—  Unincorporated community  —
White Eagle, Oklahoma
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Kay
Elevation 948 ft (289 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 580
GNIS feature ID 1102141[1]

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

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]

Contents

Geography

White Eagle is located at .

Politics

White Eagle is the headquarters for the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma.[3]

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ a b 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. ^ Van de Logt, Mark. Ponca. Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture. 2009 (15 August 2009)
Municipalities and communities of Kay County, Oklahoma, USA
Cities
Towns
Unincorporated
communities
  • Bois D'Arc
  • Chilocco
  • Eddy
  • Hardy
  • Nardin
  • Peckham
  • White Eagle
Ghost towns
Footnotes

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties