page_title: Pryor Creek, Oklahoma
hierarchical_section_title: Pryor Creek, Oklahoma
caption_attribution_description: Adapted from Wikipedia's OK county maps by Seth Ilys.
context_page_description: Pryor Creek or Pryor is a city in and county seat of Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 8,659 at the 2000 census, compared to 9,539 in the 2010 census.
  Originally named Coo-Y-Yah, Cherokee for "place of the huckleberries", it was renamed Pryor Creek in 1887 which was the name of the local railroad station, which is 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.
context_section_description: Pryor Creek or Pryor is a city in and county seat of Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States.  The population was 8,659 at the 2000 census, compared to 9,539 in the 2010 census.
  Originally named Coo-Y-Yah, Cherokee for "place of the huckleberries", it was renamed Pryor Creek in 1887 which was the name of the local railroad station, which is 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.
caption: Location of Pryor Creek and Mayes County
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