Editing Major County, Oklahoma (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|958|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|955|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|3.0|sqmi}} (0.3%) are covered by water.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_40.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=February 21, 2015|date=August 22, 2012|title=2010 Census Gazetteer Files}}</ref>

Eagle Chief Creek, which empties into the Cimarron River near [[Cleo Springs, Oklahoma|Cleo Springs]], 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>

A large [[gypsum]] formation extends across much of western Oklahoma, and the [[Ames crater|Ames Structure]], which is buried under 3,000 meters of sand and soil, is possibly the result of a meteorite impact.

The town of Ringwood is a well-known producer of watermelons in the region and holds a Watermelon Festival annually.<ref name="ringwoodpedia"/>

===Major highways===
* [[Image:US 60.svg|20px]] [[U.S. Route 60 in Oklahoma|U.S. Highway 60]]
* [[Image:US 281.svg|23px]] [[U.S. Route 281 in Oklahoma|U.S. Highway 281]]
* [[Image:US 412.svg|23px]] [[U.S. Route 412#Oklahoma|U.S. Highway 412]]
* [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 8.svg|20px]] [[State Highway 8 (Oklahoma)|State Highway 8]]
* [[Image:Oklahoma State Highway 58.svg|20px]] [[State Highway 58 (Oklahoma)|State Highway 58]]

===Adjacent counties===
* [[Woods County, Oklahoma|Woods County]] (northwest)
* [[Alfalfa County, Oklahoma|Alfalfa County]] (northeast)
* [[Garfield County, Oklahoma|Garfield County]] (east)
* [[Kingfisher County, Oklahoma|Kingfisher County]] (southeast)
* [[Blaine County, Oklahoma|Blaine County]] (south)
* [[Dewey County, Oklahoma|Dewey County]] (southwest)
* [[Woodward County, Oklahoma|Woodward County]] (west)