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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 McCurtain (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 McCurtain. 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 and doctors 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.

McCurtain is located in Haskell 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 Haskell County: Latimer, Le Flore, McIntosh, Muskogee, Pittsburg & Sequoyah.

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

  • Haskell County     (The home county of McCurtain)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCurtain, with the one closest to McCurtain listed first.
    • Keota
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keota have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
      • Keota is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <2>
    • Lequire
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sans Bois
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sans Bois have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Bois
      • Sans Bois is located in Haskell County
    • Stigler
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stigler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stigler
      • Stigler is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stigler <2>
    • Kinta
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinta
      • Kinta is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinta <2>
    • Whitefield
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Tamaha
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaha
      • Tamaha is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
    • Hoyt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Enterprise
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
      • Enterprise is located in Haskell County
  • Latimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCurtain, with the one closest to McCurtain listed first.
    • Red Oak
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Panola
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Bengal
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
      • Bengal is located in Latimer County
    • Wilburton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Degnan
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degnan
      • Degnan is located in Latimer County
    • Damon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
      • Damon is located in Latimer County
  • Le Flore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCurtain, with the one closest to McCurtain listed first.
    • Bokoshe
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokoshe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokoshe
      • Bokoshe is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokoshe <2>
    • Cowlington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington
      • Cowlington is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Fanshawe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Panama
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panama have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
      • Panama is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,358 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <2>
    • Shady Point
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Point
      • Shady Point is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Point <2>
    • Le Flore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Flore
      • Le Flore is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Summerfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Wister
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Poteau
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Spiro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiro
      • Spiro is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,154 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spiro <2>
    • Skullyville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skullyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
      • Skullyville is located in Le Flore County
    • Howe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Howe is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <2>
    • Cameron
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <2>
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCurtain, with the one closest to McCurtain listed first.
    • Texanna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texanna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texanna
      • Texanna is located in McIntosh County
    • Duchess Landing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duchess Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchess Landing
      • Duchess Landing is located in McIntosh County
  • Muskogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCurtain, with the one closest to McCurtain listed first.
    • Simms
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
      • Simms is located in Muskogee County
    • Porum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porum have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porum
      • Porum is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 699 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porum <2>
    • Webbers Falls
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Warner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
      • Warner is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warner <2>
  • Pittsburg County
    • Quinton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
      • Quinton is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinton <2>
  • Sequoyah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McCurtain, with the one closest to McCurtain listed first.
    • Brent
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brent have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
      • Brent is located in Sequoyah County
    • Gans
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gans have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gans
      • Gans is located in Sequoyah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 296 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gans <2>
    • McKey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKey
      • McKey is located in Sequoyah County
    • Vian
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vian
      • Vian is located in Sequoyah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vian <2>
    • Sallisaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Carlisle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Sequoyah County
    • Seven Oaks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
      • Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
    • Marble City Community
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City Community
      • Marble City Community is located in Sequoyah County
    • Pinhook Corners
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinhook Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Corners
      • Pinhook Corners is located in Sequoyah County
    • Muldrow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldrow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldrow
      • Muldrow is located in Sequoyah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,279 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldrow <2>
    • Dwight Mission
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Mission
      • Dwight Mission is located in Sequoyah County
    • Gore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
      • Gore is located in Sequoyah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gore <2>
    • Redbird Smith
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbird Smith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird Smith
      • Redbird Smith is located in Sequoyah County
  • Sebastian County (AR)
    • Bonanza
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonanza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
      • Bonanza is located in Sebastian County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of McCurtain ...

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 77 newspapers that have been published in the area around McCurtain.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of McCurtain. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of McCurtain and those printed in the larger area surrounding McCurtain.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of McCurtain.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 McCurtain:

Cemeteries Near McCurtain ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McCurtain.

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

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

  • Garden of Memories / Miners Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Old Panther Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Panther Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Panther Cemetery
  • Siloam Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Siloam Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Siloam Springs Cemetery
  • Iron Bridge Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iron Bridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iron Bridge Cemetery
  • Dog Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Keota Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keota Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keota Cemetery
  • Simon Isaac Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Simon Isaac Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Simon Isaac Cemetery
  • Cedars Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedars Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedars Cemetery
  • Norris Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Bokoshe Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bokoshe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bokoshe Cemetery
  • Hicks Chapel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Chapel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...
    • Long Prairie Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Long Prairie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Long Prairie Cemetery
    • Brazil Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brazil Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brazil Cemetery
    • Stigler Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stigler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stigler Cemetery

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.<5>

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

These communities are listed based on their distance from McCurtain, with the one closest to McCurtain listed first.

  • Seven Oaks
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jenson
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
    • Jenson is located in Sebastian County (AR)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McCurtain. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McCurtain) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCurtain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1509, Longitude: -94.9669       In this case, the coordinates for McCurtain 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>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 McCurtain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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