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]

References

1. 1096590
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.
6. "Find USPS Locations (using Pharoah, Oklahoma as the search term)". U.S. Postal Service. Retrieved June 3, 2021.