Idabel in McCurtain County, Oklahoma — The American South (West South Central)
Shawneetown
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, Nov 2023
1. Shawneetown Marker
In the early 1800s a group of Absentee Shawnee Indians occupied a site near the Red River southwest of present-day Idabel. The Shawnees departed in the 1830s when the area was ceded to the Choctaws.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Political Subdivisions • Settlements & Settlers.
Location. 33° 52.863′ N, 94° 49.82′ W. Marker is in Idabel, Oklahoma, in McCurtain County. It is on West Lincoln Road (Bypass U.S. 70) west of South Central Avenue (Oklahoma Route 87), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 202 W Lincoln Rd, Idabel OK 74745, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Oklahoma’s Choctaw Nation. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Piney Woods, 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 New Spain, the territory of the
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Miller Courthouse (here, next to this marker); We Served Proudly (approx. 1.1 miles away); Operation Desert Shield/Storm Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away); Isaac Levi Garvin (approx. 7 miles away); Waterhole Cemetery (approx. 7 miles away); Military Road (approx. 11.4 miles away); Wheelock Mission (approx. 11.4 miles away); The Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma (approx. 12.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Idabel.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Shawneetown (was here, next to this marker but has been confirmed missing).
More about this marker. Marker replaces marker with same title but different text that was missing as of 2019.
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, Nov 2023
2. Shawneetown Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 1, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 1, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
