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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 Amabel (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 Amabel. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Amabel is located in Payne County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Payne County: Creek, Lincoln, Logan, Noble & Pawnee.

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

  • Payne County     (The home county of Amabel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amabel, with the one closest to Amabel listed first.
    • Ripley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Cushing
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottingham
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
    • Schlegel
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Schlegel is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel
    • Cartoco
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Cartoco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
    • North Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • North Village is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • Yale
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Yale is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <1>
    • Perkins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Vinco
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Vinco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
    • Stillwater
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Glencoe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Yost
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Yost is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
  • Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amabel, with the one closest to Amabel listed first.
    • Drumright
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Oilton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Shamrock
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Silver City is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Lawrence Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Lawrence Creek is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Depew
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Milfay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Pulaski ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Pulaski is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Bristow
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Mannford
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amabel, with the one closest to Amabel listed first.
    • Agra
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Agra is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agra <1>
    • Avery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Avery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Parkland
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
    • Tryon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • South Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • South Village is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
    • Kendrick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Kendrick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Carney
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Stroud
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Chandler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Davenport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Fallis
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Fallis is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Warwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Ingram
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amabel, with the one closest to Amabel listed first.
    • Coyle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Langston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Meridian
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amabel, with the one closest to Amabel listed first.
    • Morrison
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Petes Corner
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
  • Oklahoma County
    • Luther
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Osage County
    • Osage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Osage is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Osage has also been known as:
      • Osage City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <1>
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amabel, with the one closest to Amabel listed first.
    • Quay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Quay is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
    • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
    • Maramec
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jennings
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hallett
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cody
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Cody is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
    • Pawnee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Terlton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Skedee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Skedee is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skedee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Blackburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Blackburn is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Cleveland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Westport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Westport is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people

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

Cemeteries Near Amabel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amabel.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Amabel - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Amabel covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Church of the Brethren Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bend Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dunkin Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Union Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairlawn Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairlawn Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<2> to the north of Cushing.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98387 <3>
  • New Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the New Zion Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the north of Cushing.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99077 <3>
  • Oak Park Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Parrott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Flynn Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Clayton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ingall Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (175 more) ...
    • Lutheran Redeemers Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver Star Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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.<4>

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

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

  • Cushing
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ingalls
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Ingalls is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Perkins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Parkland
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
  • Stillwater
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
  • Jennings
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Stroud
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Chandler
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Davenport
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Morrison
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Marena
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Marena is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marena
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pawnee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Langston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Warwick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people

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

Newspapers Published in Amabel ...

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 140 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amabel.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Amabel, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Amabel.

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 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 Amabel:

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>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- Amabel) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Amabel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.