Date Established: |
March 20, 1873 |
Date Organized: |
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Date Defunct: |
February 22, 1883 |
Location: |
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Boundaries: |
The county was composed of townships 21 through 26 south and ranges 31 through 34 west, which made it twenty-four miles east to west and thirty-six miles north and south. The creating statute gave the boundaries as: "Commencing at the intersection of the east line of range 31 west with the 4th standard parallel; thence south along range line to the intersection with the north line of township 27 south; thence west along township lie to where it intersect the east line of range 35 west; thence north along range line to where it intersects the 4th standard parallel; thence east to the place of beginning." |
Origin of Name: |
In honor of the Cherokee Indian leader Sequoyah (1776-1843), the inventor of the Cherokee alphabet. |
History: |
Sequoyah County was absorbed by Finney County in 1883. |
Population: |
No Data Available.
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Other Resources: |
Post offices in Sequoyah County
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