Aydelotte is a community located in Pottawatomie County,

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, United States. It is north of

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and just south of Meeker along

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. The town as platted by the

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in 1903 was called ''Hansmeyer'', but became ''Aydelotte'' for one of the railroad employees, J.M. Aydelotte.

References

Shirk, George H. ''Oklahoma Place Names''. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1987. . Unincorporated communities in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma Unincorporated communities in Oklahoma {{Oklahoma-geo-stub