Tatums
Located in the northern part of Carter County, Tatums, was named for the two brothers who founded it, Lee B.Tatum and E.G. Tatum. L.B Tatum, thus firmly securing the town's establishment, created a federal post office for the town in 1895. The oldest wood frame church building in the all Black towns, Bethel Missionary Baptist, was erected in 1917 in Tatums and still stands today.
P.O. Box 147
Tatums, OK 73087
City of Tatums: http://www.pe.net/~rksnow/okcountytatums.htm
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