Garvin County was named for Samuel Garvin, a prominent Chickasaw Indian, Garvin County was once a part of the Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory.
Garvin County is 813.66-square-miles. It is bordered by McClain, Pontotoc, Murray, Carter, Stephens and Grady counties. Incorporated towns are Pauls Valley, Elmore City, Lindsay, Maysville, Paoli, Stratford, and Wynnewood. Other towns in Garvin County include Erin Springs, Foster, Hennepin, Katie, and Pernell.
Interstate 35 and State Highways 74, 76, 77, and 177 run north and south inside the county, while State Highways 7, 17A, 19, 29, and 145 run east-west inside the county.
Pauls Valley, the county seat, Settled by Smith Paul in 1857, this Main Street community also lays claims to having more brick streets than any other town in the continental US. Another claim to fame in Pauls Valley is the Okie Noodling Contest which has been featured on National Geographic,
