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Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma.
The county was created at statehood from part of the Chickasaw Nation in Indian Territory. It was named for a historic Chickasaw tribal area in Mississippi. According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Pontotoc is usually translated "cattail prairie" or "land of hanging grapes."
Adjacent Counties
- Hughes County
- Coal County
- Johnston County
- Murray County
- Garvin County
- McClain County
- Pottawatomie County
- Seminole County
Cities, Towns & Communities
- Ada (County Seat)
- Allen
- Bying
- Fittstown
- Fitzhugh
- Francis
- Gaar Corner
- Happyland
- Harden City
- Latta
- Pickett
- Roff
- Stonewall
- Vanoss
Cemeteries
Links
Pontotoc County Historical & Genealogical Society
