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

Pharoah
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 35°25′13″N 96°07′23″W
Country	United States
State	Oklahoma
County	Okfuskee
Elevation [1]	768 ft (234 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	1096590[1]