Place:Pryor Creek, Mayes, Oklahoma, United States

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NamePryor Creek
Alt namesPryorsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates36.3°N 95.314°W
Located inMayes, Oklahoma, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
Fairview Cemetery
Graham Memorial Cemetery
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Pryor Creek or Pryor[1] is a city in and county seat of Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 8,659 at the 2000 census and 9,539 in the 2010 census.

Originally named Coo-Y-Yah, Cherokee for "place of the huckleberries",[2] it was renamed Pryor Creek in 1887 which was the name of the local railroad station, which in turn was named for the nearby creek. Due to confusion in distinguishing handwritten mailing addresses to Pryor Creek and Pond Creek, the U.S. Postal Service name for the city was shortened to Pryor, and both names are in common usage.

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