Tatums is a historic Freedmen's town in Carter County, Oklahoma, United States.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), all land.

According to the Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture, Tatums was founded in Indian Territory in 1895 by Lee and Mary Tatum, though Oklahoma Place Names states that the town was not incorporated until May 9, 1896, And a hotel was built in 1899, a blacksmith shop in 1900,a cotton gin and sawmill in 1910, and a motor garage in 1918.Oil wells were drilled in the area in the 1920s,bringing wealth to several of Tatums's farmers and landowners.

[5] Over the next few decades, other businesses were added to the town, including a church, school, hotel, blacksmith shop, a cotton gin and sawmill, and a motor garage.

[5] No copy of the film is known to exist, but the script and camera are held by the Autry National Center in California.

[9] As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 151 people, 68 households, and 45 families residing in the town.