Editing Cleo Springs, Oklahoma (section)

==Geography==
Cleo Springs is in northern Major County, {{convert|10|mi|0}} north of [[Fairview, Oklahoma|Fairview]], the [[county seat]], and {{convert|32|mi}} west of [[Enid, Oklahoma|Enid]]. [[Oklahoma State Highway 8]] passes through the center of town, leading south to Fairview and north {{convert|25|mi}} to [[Cherokee, Oklahoma|Cherokee]]. U.S. Routes [[U.S. Route 412|412]] and [[U.S. Route 60|60]] pass {{convert|1|mi}} south of town, leading east together to Enid. 

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], Cleo Springs has a total area of {{convert|0.55|sqmi|2}}, all land.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2024"/> Eagle Chief Creek, which passes just west of the town limits and empties into the [[Cimarron River (Arkansas River tributary)|Cimarron River]] nearby, was known to the [[Cheyenne people]] as ''Maheonekamax''.<ref name="petter">{{cite book | title=English-Cheyenne dictionary | url=https://archive.org/details/Ayer_421_C25_P49_1915 | publisher=V. Petter | author=Petter, Rodolphe. | year=1915 | location=Kettle Falls, Wash. | pages=[https://archive.org/details/Ayer_421_C25_P49_1915/page/n1083 920]}}</ref>