Cloud Chief in Washita County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Site of First Washita County Courthouse
Cheyenne Chief, Cloud Chief
Photographed by Jason Armstrong, August 12, 2023
1. Site of First Washita County Courthouse Marker
Cloud Chief, originally Tacola, served as the first county seat. Area settled by land run April 19, 1892. August 7, 1900, citizens voted to move county seat to Cordell. U.S. Supreme Court voided the election since U.S. Congress had designated Cloud Chief the County Seat. In 1906, Congress officially named Cordell the CO. Seat.
Washita County Courthouse Cloud Chief, Oklahoma 1898
Erected by Oklahoma Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is April 19, 1892.
Location. 35° 15.179′ N, 98° 50.57′ W. Marker is in Cloud Chief, Oklahoma, in Washita County. It is on East 1216 Road half a mile east of Oklahoma Highway 54, on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Cordell OK 73632, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Kiowa Tribe and in Southwest Oklahoma. It is also in the American South, specifically on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Comancherνa, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Tacola/Cloud Chief School (here, next to this marker); Lake Valley Pirates (approx. 5.8 miles away); Cordell, Okla. (approx. 8.6 miles away); Cordell Academy (approx. 8.6 miles away); Coming of the White Man
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Photographed by Jason Armstrong, August 12, 2023
2. Site of First Washita County Courthouse Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 14, 2025, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. This page has been viewed 351 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 14, 2025, by Jason Armstrong of Talihina, Oklahoma. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
