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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 Adel (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 Adel. 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.

Adel is located in Pushmataha 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 Pushmataha County: Atoka, Choctaw, Latimer, Le Flore, McCurtain & Pittsburg.

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

  • Pushmataha County     (The home county of Adel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adel, with the one closest to Adel listed first.
    • Stanley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Pushmataha County
    • Eubanks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eubanks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubanks
      • Eubanks is located in Pushmataha County
    • Clayton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Snow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Moyers
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Tuskahoma
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Finley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Nashoba
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Antlers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Ethel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Pushmataha County
    • Nolia
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolia
      • Nolia is located in Pushmataha County
    • Cloudy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudy
      • Cloudy is located in Pushmataha County
  • Atoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adel, with the one closest to Adel listed first.
    • Daisy
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Wardville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wardville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Farris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Stringtown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Lane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lone Pine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
      • Lone Pine is located in Atoka County
  • Latimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adel, with the one closest to Adel listed first.
    • Gowen
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Damon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
      • Damon is located in Latimer County
    • Degnan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degnan
      • Degnan is located in Latimer County
    • Wilburton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pittsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Adel, with the one closest to Adel listed first.
    • Arch
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arch
      • Arch is located in Pittsburg County
    • Blanco
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pittsburg
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Haileyville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hartshorne
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Kiowa
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 <2>
    • Alderson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Savanna
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Chambers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
      • Chambers is located in Pittsburg County
    • Krebs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • McAlester
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Haywood
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
      • Haywood is located in Pittsburg County

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

Newspapers Published in Adel ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Adel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Adel, 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 Adel.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Adel:

Cemeteries Near Adel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Adel.

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

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

  • Bond Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bond Cemetery
  • Clay Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clay Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clay Cemetery
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
  • Nace Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nace Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nace Cemetery
  • Burris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burris Cemetery
  • Vivian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vivian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vivian Cemetery
  • Billy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Billy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Billy Cemetery
  • Baker Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baker Cemetery
  • Mountain Home Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Home Cemetery
  • Stanley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stanley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stanley Cemetery
  • Borden Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Borden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Borden Cemetery
  • Sardis Church Grave
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sardis Church Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sardis Church Grave
  • Continue List   (106 more) ...
    • Reynolds Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reynolds Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reynolds Cemetery
    • Lewis Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lewis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lewis Cemetery
    • Hewitt Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hewitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hewitt Cemetery

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Adel. 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' (or 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- Adel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5797, Longitude: -95.5932       In this case, the coordinates for Adel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).









 

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