Mayes County, Oklahoma

Mayes County, Oklahoma
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Location in the state of Oklahoma
Oklahoma's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	November 16, 1907 (date of Oklahoma's statehood)
Seat	Pryor Creek
Largest City	Pryor Creek
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	684 sq mi (1,770 km²) 656 sq mi (1,699 km²) 27 sq mi (71 km²), 4.00%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	38,369 58/sq mi (23/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Named for: Samuel Houston Mayes, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation (1895-1899)

Mayes County is a county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2000, 38,369 people lived there. Its county seat is Pryor, also known as Pryor Creek.

Bordering counties

• Craig County (north)
• Delaware County (east)
• Cherokee County (southeast)
• Wagoner County (south)
• Rogers County (west)

Cities and towns

Adair Ballou Cedar Crest Chouteau Disney Grand Lake Towne

Hoot Owl Iron Post Langley Locust Grove Mazie Murphy

Pensacola Pin Oak Acres Pryor Creek Pump Back Salina Sams Corner

Snake Creek Spavinaw Sportsmen Acres Sportsmen Acres Community Strang Wickliffe

NRHP Sites

The following sites in Mayes County are listed on the National Register of Historic Places:

• Cabin Creek Battlefield, Pensacola
• Farmers and Merchants Bank, Chouteau
• Lewis Ross/Cherokee Orphan Asylum Springhouse, Salina
• Pensacola Dam, Langley
• Territorial Commercial District, Chouteau
• Union Mission Site, Mazie