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Pharoah, Oklahoma

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Okfuskee

GNIS feature ID
  
1096590

State
  
Oklahoma

Time zone
  
Central (CST) (UTC-6)

Elevation
  
234 m

Pharoah, Oklahoma

Pharoah is an unincorporated community in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. It is 9 miles east of Okemah. The community was named after a rancher and cattleman, O.J. Pharoah. Oil and gas production have historically been important industries in Okfuskee County, and, in the 1920s, oil wells were drilled around Pharoah. A post office opened in Pharoah on June 8, 1921.

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Pharoah, Oklahoma Wikipedia