Pharoah, Oklahoma

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Pharoah
Unincorporated community
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Pharoah
Location within the state of Oklahoma
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Pharoah
Pharoah (the United States)
Coordinates: 35°25′13″N96°07′23″W / 35.42028°N 96.12306°W / 35.42028; -96.12306
Country United States
State Oklahoma
County Okfuskee
Elevation
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768 ft (234 m)
Time zone UTC-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. 1 2 3 1096590
  2. 1 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. 1 2 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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