Pryor Creek is a city of Oklahoma in the United States . Originally named Coo-Y-Yah , Cherokee for Huckleberry , it was renamed Pryor Creek , the name of the local railroad station ( named for the 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 , though the official name of the city remains Pryor Creek .