Pharoah, Oklahoma


Pharoah is an unincorporated community in Okfuskee County, Oklahoma. It is 9 miles east of Okemah just south of Interstate 40 on US Route 75.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.