Porum is a town in Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States. It was named for John Porum Davis, a rancher, Civil War veteran, and Cherokee Nation councilman from the Canadian District in Indian Territory. The community was first known as Porum Gap, which joined with option village named Starvilla in 1905. The product of this sticking to became the gift town of Porum. The population was 727 at the 2010 census, an mass of 0.3 percent from the figure of 725 recorded in 2000.

The area is wealthy in history, including that of the Starr clan who were of the Cherokee “Treaty faction” and became immersed in troubles during the to the front turbulent days of the Cherokee Nation. They were attacked by, and counterattacked, men of the Ross faction. Tom Starr was alleged to have killed 100 men in his time, although the figure may be exaggerated. Tom was a half-blood, Irish and Cherokee, and had five sons, one of whom was Sam who became the husband of Belle Starr, forever linked following the archives of Porum. In innovative years, Pony Starr who lived upon the edge of Porum was operational in the Porum Range War and was regarded as the straightest shot and most courageous man of his clan.

A read out office was traditional in Porum Gap March 25, 1890. The Midland Valley Railroad came to the Porum area in 1903. The town of Porum was formed in 1905, following the mix of Porum Gap and Starvilla.

Porum is located at 35°21′30″N 95°15′57″W / 35.35833°N 95.26583°W / 35.35833; -95.26583 (35.358228, -95.265930). It is approximately 30 miles (48 km) south of Muskogee, the county seat.