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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 Alex (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 Alex. 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.

Alex is located in Grady 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 Grady County: Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Garvin, McClain & Stephens.

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

  • Grady County     (The home county of Alex)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alex, with the one closest to Alex listed first.
    • Bradley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Tabler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Agawam
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Agawam. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
      • Agawam is located in Grady County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Agawam
      • From Alex to Agawam
    • East Ninnekah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ninnekah came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ninnekah
      • East Ninnekah is located in Grady County
    • Ninnekah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ninnekah have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninnekah
      • Ninnekah is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ninnekah <1>
    • Chickasha
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cox City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Rush Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Springs
      • Rush Springs is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Springs <1>
    • Norge
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
      • Norge is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Amber
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Verden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verden
      • Verden is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verden <1>
    • Pocasset
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocasset have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
      • Pocasset is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocasset <1>
  • Caddo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alex, with the one closest to Alex listed first.
    • Cement
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cement have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement
      • Cement is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cement <1>
    • Cyril
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyril have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyril
      • Cyril is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyril <1>
    • Indian City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian City
      • Indian City is located in Caddo County
    • Anadarko
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Cleveland County
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alex, with the one closest to Alex listed first.
    • Sterling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Fletcher
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Bethel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Elgin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
  • Garvin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alex, with the one closest to Alex listed first.
    • Lindsay
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Erin Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Springs
      • Erin Springs is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 87 people
    • Wallville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Maysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Antioch
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Foster
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <1>
    • Pernell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Paoli
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <1>
    • Whitebead
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Elmore City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <1>
  • McClain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alex, with the one closest to Alex listed first.
    • Dibble
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dibble have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble
      • Dibble is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dibble <1>
    • Criner
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Payne
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Payne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Payne is located in McClain County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Payne
      • From Alex to Payne
    • Blanchard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <1>
    • Cole
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cole have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
      • Cole is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Washington
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <1>
    • Goldsby
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsby
      • Goldsby is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,536 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsby <1>
    • Purcell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Newcastle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Wayne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Alex, with the one closest to Alex listed first.
    • Bray
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bray have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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>
    • Marlow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Central High
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central High have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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
    • Duncan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Alex ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Alex.

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

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

  • Ireton Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ireton Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ireton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morris Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Alex Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alex Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alex Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Laflin Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laflin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laflin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bradley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bradley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bradley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Moncrief Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moncrief Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moncrief Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Naples Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naples Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ninnekah Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ninnekah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ninnekah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Erin Springs Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Dibble Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dibble Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dibble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (89 more) ...
    • Rose Hill Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rush Springs Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview Park Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Park Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

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

Newspapers Published in Alex ...

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 151 newspapers that have been published in the area around Alex.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Alex, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Alex.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Alex:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Alex. 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>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.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>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.
<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 Alex, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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- Alex) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alex. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9149, Longitude: -97.7788    









 

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