Boatman, Oklahoma
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Boatman is an unincorporated community in Mayes County
, Oklahoma
, United States
. Boatman is 8 miles (12.9 km) east-southeast of Pryor Creek
. Boatman had a post office
from August 28, 1922, to December 30, 1965. The community was named after merchant Joe P. Boatman.
Mayes County, Oklahoma
Mayes County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It was named for Samuel Houston Mayes, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation from 1895 to 1899. According to the 2010 census the population was 41,259, a 7.5 percent increase from 2000, when the population was 38,369...
, Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Boatman is 8 miles (12.9 km) east-southeast of Pryor Creek
Pryor Creek, Oklahoma
Pryor Creek, usually known as simply Pryor, is a city in Mayes County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 8,659 at the 2000 census, compared to 9,539 in the 2010 census....
. Boatman had a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
from August 28, 1922, to December 30, 1965. The community was named after merchant Joe P. Boatman.