Eddy, Oklahoma

Eddy, Oklahoma
Unincorporated community
Eddy, Oklahoma
Coordinates: 36°43′54″N 97°27′31″W / 36.73167°N 97.45861°W / 36.73167; -97.45861
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Kay
Elevation	1,066 ft (325 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	1100380

Eddy is an unincorporated community in Kay County, Oklahoma, United States.^[1] It is 7 miles southwest of Blackwell, Oklahoma.^[2] The community was originally called Osborne, but its name was changed to Eddy on January 3, 1901.^[2] It was named "Eddy" after Ed E. Peckham, who was the son of railroad developer E.L. Peckham.^[2] A post office operated in Eddy but closed on February 22, 1957.^[2]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Eddy, Oklahoma
1 2 3 4 Shirk, George. Oklahoma Place Names. 2nd ed. University of Oklahoma Press: Norman, Oklahoma. 1987, p. 77.

Municipalities and communities of Kay County, Oklahoma, United States

County seat: Newkirk

Cities	Blackwell Kaw City Newkirk Ponca City‡ Tonkawa

Towns	Braman Kildare

CDP	Nardin

Unincorporated communities	Bois D'Arc Chilocco Eddy Hardy Peckham White Eagle

Ghost towns	Autwine Washunga

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

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