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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Alpers (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Alpers. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Alpers is located in Carter County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Carter County: Garvin, Jefferson, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray & Stephens.

Below are the counties that are near Alpers. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Alpers:

  • Carter County     (The home county of Alpers)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alpers, with the one closest to Alpers listed first.
    • Tatums
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tatums have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatums
      • Tatums is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatums <2>
    • Pooleville
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Ratliff City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratliff City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff City
      • Ratliff City is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ratliff City <2>
    • Pruitt City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pruitt City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt City
      • Pruitt City is located in Carter County
    • Tussy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Clemscott
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemscott
      • Clemscott is located in Carter County
    • Graham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fox
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pike City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
      • Pike City is located in Carter County
    • Countyline
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Milo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Woodford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Carter County
  • Garvin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alpers, with the one closest to Alpers listed first.
    • Hennepin
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Katie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
      • Katie is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
    • Pernell
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Elmore City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore City
      • Elmore City is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore City <2>
    • Foster
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Foster is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster <2>
    • Antioch
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Garvin County
    • Wynnewood
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitebead
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead
      • Whitebead is located in Garvin County
      • Whitebead has also been known as:
      • White Bead
    • Pauls Valley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wallville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
      • Wallville is located in Garvin County
    • Maysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Paoli
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
      • Paoli is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <2>
  • Grady County
    • Cox City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox City
      • Cox City is located in Grady County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alpers, with the one closest to Alpers listed first.
    • Ringling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringling
      • Ringling is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringling <2>
    • Cornish
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
      • Cornish is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • McClain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alpers, with the one closest to Alpers listed first.
    • Payne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Payne is located in McClain County
    • Wayne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alpers, with the one closest to Alpers listed first.
    • Davis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <2>
    • Cedar Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
      • Cedar Village is located in Murray County
    • Washita
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
      • Washita is located in Murray County
    • Dougherty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
      • Dougherty is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dougherty <2>
    • Crusher
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crusher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
      • Crusher is located in Murray County
    • Sulphur
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Hickory
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alpers, with the one closest to Alpers listed first.
    • Velma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
      • Velma is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velma <2>
    • Loco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
      • Loco is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco <2>
    • Bray
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray
      • Bray is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bray <2>

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Alpers, see our County-by-County Page for Alpers.

Newspapers Published in Alpers ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alpers.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alpers, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alpers.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Alpers:

Cemeteries Near Alpers ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alpers.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Alpers covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Alpers, with the one closest to Alpers listed first.

  • Oil Spring Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oil Spring Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oil Spring Cemetery
  • Hennepin Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hennepin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hennepin Cemetery
  • Pooleville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pooleville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pooleville Cemetery
  • Five Mile Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Tatus Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tatus Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tatus Cemetery
  • Old Monk Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Monk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Monk Cemetery
  • Katie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Katie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Katie Cemetery
  • Little Flock Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ratliff City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ratliff City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ratliff City Cemetery
  • Sweet Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Carver Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carver Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carver Cemetery
  • Dripping Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (118 more) ...
    • Elmore City Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmore City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmore City Cemetery
    • Foster Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Foster Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Foster Cemetery
    • Robberson Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Robberson Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Robberson Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99381 <4>

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<6>

While we didn't find Alpers in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Alpers.

  • Woodford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • Woodford is located in Carter County

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Alpers. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alpers.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alpers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alpers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alpers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4926, Longitude: -97.3872       In this case, the coordinates for Alpers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alpers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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