Pharoah, Oklahoma

Pharoah is an unincorporated community in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States.[1] It is nine miles east of Okemah[2] just south of Interstate 40 on US Route 75.[3]The community was named after a rancher and cattleman, O.J. Pharoah.[2][4] Oil and gas production have historically been important industries in Okfuskee County, and, in the 1920s, oil wells were drilled around Pharoah.[5] A post office opened in Pharoah on June 8, 1921.[5]

Pharoah
Pharoah
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Pharoah
Pharoah (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°25′13″N 96°07′23″W
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyOkfuskee
Elevation
768 ft (234 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1096590

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pharoah, Oklahoma
  2. Shirk, George H. (1987). Oklahoma Place Names (Revised ed.). Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press. p. 191. ISBN 9780806120287.
  3. "Pharoah, OK". Google Maps. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  4. "Oklahoma's Strangely Named Towns—Pharoah, OK". Gary Horcher, The Oklahoman, August 19, 2000. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
  5. Wilson, Linda D. "Okfuskee County," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Accessed October 7, 2016.


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