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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 Addington (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 Addington. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Addington is located in Jefferson 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 Jefferson County: Carter, Cotton, Love, Stephens, Clay (TX) & Montague (TX).

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Addington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Addington, with the one closest to Addington listed first.
    • Waurika
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hastings
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Sugden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugden
      • Sugden is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Ryan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Ryan is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryan <1>
    • Cornish
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    • Ringling
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Oscar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grady
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
      • Grady is located in Jefferson County
    • Terral
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terral
      • Terral is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terral <1>
    • Petersburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Jefferson County
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Addington, with the one closest to Addington listed first.
    • Healdton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Pike City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
      • Pike City is located in Carter County
    • Countyline
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Pruitt City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pruitt City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt City
      • Pruitt City is located in Carter County
    • Clemscott
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemscott
      • Clemscott is located in Carter County
    • Ratliff City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratliff City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Tussy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Addington, with the one closest to Addington listed first.
    • Bethel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Comanche County
    • Pumpkin Center ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pumpkin Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
      • Pumpkin Center is located in Comanche County
    • Geronimo
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geronimo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
      • Geronimo is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geronimo <1>
  • Cotton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Addington, with the one closest to Addington listed first.
    • Temple
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Walters
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
      • Walters is located in Cotton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
      • Former name for Walters:
      • Walter
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walters <1>
    • Taylor
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Cotton County
    • Hulen
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulen
      • Hulen is located in Cotton County
    • Cookietown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookietown
      • Cookietown is located in Cotton County
    • Randlett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randlett have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randlett
      • Randlett is located in Cotton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randlett <1>
  • Love County
    • Orr
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
      • Orr is located in Love County
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Addington, with the one closest to Addington listed first.
    • Comanche
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
      • Comanche is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comanche <1>
    • Meridian
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Stephens County
    • Gas City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
      • Gas City is located in Stephens County
    • Empire City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
      • Empire City is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
    • Loco
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Duncan
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duncan
      • Duncan is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,259 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncan <1>
    • Oil City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Stephens County
    • Velma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Bray
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <1>
    • Central High
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central High have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central High
      • Central High is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
    • Marlow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Clay County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Addington, with the one closest to Addington listed first.
    • Byers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
      • Byers is located in Clay County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byers <1>
    • Petrolia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
      • Petrolia is located in Clay County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petrolia <1>
    • Thornberry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
      • Thornberry is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Dean
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
      • Dean is located in Clay County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
  • Montague County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Addington, with the one closest to Addington listed first.
    • Hynds City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hynds City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds City
      • Hynds City is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Rowland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Spanish Fort
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
      • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Ringgold
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Addington ...

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 Addington.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Addington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Addington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Addington.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> of Addington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Addington:

Cemeteries Near Addington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Addington.

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

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

  • Addington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Waurika Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waurika Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waurika Cemetery
  • Diamond Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Diamond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Diamond Cemetery
  • Hastings Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Woolsey Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woolsey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woolsey Cemetery
  • Hastings Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hastings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hastings Cemetery
  • Sugden Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugden Cemetery
  • Fairlawn Cemeteries
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Tucker Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Corum Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corum Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corum Cemetery
  • Weaver Chapel Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Weaver Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Weaver Chapel Cemetery
  • Continue List   (67 more) ...
    • Stoner Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stoner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stoner Cemetery
    • Henderson - Harris Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson - Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson - Harris Cemetery
    • Temple Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)

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 Addington in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Addington.

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

  • Charlie
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlie
    • Charlie is located in Clay County (TX)
  • Hurnville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurnville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurnville
    • Hurnville is located in Clay County (TX)
  • Thornberry
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
    • Thornberry is located in Clay County (TX)
  • Spanish Fort
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
    • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County (TX)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Addington. 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>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.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Addington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Addington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2443, Longitude: -97.9670    
<5>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.
<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 Addington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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