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Pontotoc County is in the south central part of Oklahoma. As of the 2020 census, the population was 38,065. Its county seat is Ada. 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.
- Ada, Oklahoma
Ada is a city in and the county seat of Pontotoc County,...
- Pontotoc, Oklahoma
Pontotoc is an unincorporated community in Johnston County,...
- Ada, Oklahoma
Pontotoc County History. Created at statehood, Pontotoc County bears the Chickasaw name meaning “cattails growing on the prairie” and was named after the original home of Chickasaw Tribe in Mississippi. An abundant source of water is provided to the area by the Arbuckle Uplift.
Pontotoc County is a county in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. As of 2020, 38,065 people lived there. Its county seat is Ada. References
Jan 15, 2010 · Pontotoc County is located in south-central Oklahoma, just east of a line dividing the state into its eastern and western segments. Surrounding counties include Seminole, Hughes, Coal, Johnston, Murray, Garvin, McClain, and Pottawatomie. The northern boundary is also marked by the Canadian River.
The county seat of Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, Ada is located twelve miles south of the Canadian River on U.S. Highway 377. In the 1890s families settled in the Chickasaw Nation in an area then called Daggs Prairie, named for the James and John Daggs families.
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