Poteau

Poteau is located in eastern Oklahoma in Le Flore County (of which it is the county seat) southeast of Muskogee along U.S. Highway 59 on the banks of the Poteau River north of Lake Wister, Lake Wister State Park, Heavener Runestone State Park and the Ouachita National Forest near the Arkansas border.

One natural curiosity is Cavanal Hill which, at 1,999 feet, is the world's tallest hill--just one foot short of being called a mountain.

Local attractions include the Caboose Museum and the Robert S. Kerr Museum.

The population estimate for July 1, 1998 was 7,755, an increase of 545 since 1990.