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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 Arpelar (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 Arpelar. 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.

Arpelar is located in Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg County: Atoka, Coal, Haskell, Hughes, Latimer, McIntosh & Pushmataha.

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

  • Pittsburg County     (The home county of Arpelar)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arpelar, with the one closest to Arpelar listed first.
    • Haywood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
      • Haywood is located in Pittsburg County
    • Chambers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
      • Chambers is located in Pittsburg County
    • Savanna
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • McAlester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Krebs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
      • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <1>
    • Ashland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Alderson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
      • Alderson is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 291 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <1>
    • Kiowa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
      • Kiowa is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <1>
    • Bug Tussle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
      • Bug Tussle is located in Pittsburg County
    • Blanco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pittsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Indianola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
      • Indianola is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <1>
  • Atoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arpelar, with the one closest to Arpelar listed first.
    • Wardville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wardville
      • Wardville is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wardville <1>
    • Daisy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hughes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arpelar, with the one closest to Arpelar listed first.
    • Stuart
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Lamar
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Calvin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Horntown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horntown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
      • Horntown is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Non
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non
      • Non is located in Hughes County
    • Gerty
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty
      • Gerty is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Atwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <1>
    • Dustin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dustin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
      • Dustin is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Wetumka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Yeager
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeager have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
      • Yeager is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Citra
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citra
      • Citra is located in Hughes County
    • Holdenville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Latimer County
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arpelar, with the one closest to Arpelar listed first.
    • Hanna
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
      • Hanna is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanna <1>
    • Vivian
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
      • Vivian is located in McIntosh County
    • Carters Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Corner
      • Carters Corner is located in McIntosh County
  • Okfuskee County
    • Weleetka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Okmulgee County
    • Salem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Okmulgee County
  • Pontotoc County
    • Allen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Arpelar ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arpelar.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arpelar, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Arpelar.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Arpelar:

Cemeteries Near Arpelar ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arpelar.

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 Arpelar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Arpelar Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arpelar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arpelar Cemetery
  • Hickory Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hickory Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hickory Grove Cemetery
  • Blue Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Cemetery
  • Christian Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christian Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christian Hill Cemetery
  • White Chimney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Chimney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Chimney Cemetery
  • Lone Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Grove Cemetery
  • Memorial Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Tannehill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tannehill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tannehill Cemetery
  • Pryor Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pryor Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pryor Cemetery
  • Ward Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ward Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ward Springs Cemetery
  • Hughlow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughlow Cemetery
  • Central State Hospital Annex Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Central State Hospital Annex Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Central State Hospital Annex Cemetery
  • Continue List   (126 more) ...
    • Savanna Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Prison Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prison Cemetery
    • Rock Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arpelar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arpelar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9420, Longitude: -95.9656       In this case, the coordinates for Arpelar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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