 idabel is a town in mccurtain county in southeastern oklahoma, united states. the population was 7,010 at the 2010 census. it is the county seat of mccurtain county. the town is located in the tourist area known as kiamichi country. ==history== left|thumb|part of downtown idabel left|thumb|martha a. johnson library in idabel idabel was established in 1902 by the arkansas and choctaw railway (later part of the st. louis and san francisco railway (frisco). the city was first named purnell, after isaac purnell, a railroad official. when postal officials rejected that designation, the name was changed to mitchell, honoring another railroa
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