Pharoah
Unincorporated community
Pharoah is located in Oklahoma
Pharoah
Pharoah
Location within the state of Oklahoma
Pharoah is located in the United States
Pharoah
Pharoah
Pharoah (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°25′13″N 96°07′23″W / 35.42028°N 96.12306°W / 35.42028; -96.12306
CountryUnited States
StateOklahoma
CountyOkfuskee
Elevation
[1]
768 ft (234 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID1096590[1]

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] the current nearest post office is in Weleetka.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b c 1096590
  2. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Wilson, Linda D. "Okfuskee County," Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. Oklahoma Historical Society. Accessed October 7, 2016.
  6. ^ "Find USPS Locations (using Pharoah, Oklahoma as the search term)". U.S. Postal Service. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
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