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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 Amorita (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 Amorita. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Amorita is located in Alfalfa 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 Alfalfa County: Barber (KS), Harper (KS), Garfield, Grant, Major & Woods.

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

  • Alfalfa County     (The home county of Amorita)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amorita, with the one closest to Amorita listed first.
    • Byron
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Byron is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
    • Burlington
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
    • Ingersoll
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
      • Ingersoll is located in Alfalfa County
    • Cherokee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Vining
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
      • Vining is located in Alfalfa County
    • Yewed
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yewed
      • Yewed is located in Alfalfa County
    • Jet
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
      • Jet is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jet <2>
    • Lambert
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Lambert is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Carmen
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Helena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
    • Goltry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Aline
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Garfield County
    • Hillsdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Former name for Hillsdale:
      • Coldwater
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <2>
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amorita, with the one closest to Amorita listed first.
    • Manchester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Wakita
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Nash
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
      • Nash is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <2>
  • Woods County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amorita, with the one closest to Amorita listed first.
    • Capron
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capron
      • Capron is located in Woods County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 23 people
    • Alva
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
      • Alva is located in Woods County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alva <2>
    • Dacoma
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopeton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Barber County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amorita, with the one closest to Amorita listed first.
    • Hazelton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
      • Hazelton is located in Barber County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
    • Kiowa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
      • Kiowa is located in Barber County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
      • Kiowa has also been known as:
      • Kiowa
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <2>
    • Stubbs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubbs
      • Stubbs is located in Barber County (KS)
    • Hardtner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Sharon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Barber County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Former name for Sharon:
      • Bible Valley
    • Pixley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pixley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
      • Pixley is located in Barber County (KS)
    • Eldred ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldred have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldred
      • Eldred is located in Barber County (KS)
    • Medicine Lodge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Harper County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Amorita, with the one closest to Amorita listed first.
    • Waldron
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waldron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldron
      • Waldron is located in Harper County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10 people
    • Crisfield
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crisfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
      • Crisfield is located in Harper County (KS)
    • Anthony
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
      • Anthony is located in Harper County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <2>
    • Attica
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Harper County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
    • Bluff City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Harper County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
    • Harper
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
      • Harper is located in Harper County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper <2>
    • Freeport
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
      • Freeport is located in Harper County (KS)
      • Estimated population in 2019: 4 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Amorita ...

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 109 newspapers that have been published in the area around Amorita.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 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 Amorita:

Cemeteries Near Amorita ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Amorita.

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

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

  • Byron - Amorita Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Byron - Amorita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Byron - Amorita Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Driftwood Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Driftwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Driftwood Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Apostolic Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Apostolic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Apostolic Cemetery
  • Stella Friends Academy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stella Friends Academy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stella Friends Academy Cemetery
  • Ware Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Mennonite Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mennonite Cemetery
  • Rosedale Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rosedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rosedale Cemetery
  • Waldron Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waldron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waldron Cemetery
  • Keith Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keith Cemetery
  • Riverview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Riverview Cemetery is located outside and to the east of Kiowa (KS).
    • The Riverview Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Kiowa Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #93501 <4>
  • Continue List   (69 more) ...
    • Cherokee Municipal Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherokee Municipal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherokee Municipal Cemetery
    • Cherokee Catholic Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherokee Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherokee Catholic Cemetery
    • Cherokee Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherokee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherokee 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 Amorita in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Amorita.

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

  • Driftwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driftwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driftwood
    • Driftwood is located in Alfalfa County
  • Corwin
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corwin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corwin
    • Corwin is located in Harper County (KS)
  • Cherokee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hazelton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hazelton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelton
    • Hazelton is located in Barber County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
  • Ruella
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruella
    • Ruella is located in Harper County (KS)
  • Kiowa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
    • Kiowa is located in Barber County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
    • Kiowa has also been known as:
    • Kiowa
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <2>
  • Crisfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crisfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisfield
    • Crisfield is located in Harper County (KS)
  • Jet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
    • Jet is located in Alfalfa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jet <2>
  • Wakita
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Hardtner
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Anthony
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
    • Anthony is located in Harper County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,032 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anthony <2>
  • Alva
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
    • Alva is located in Woods County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alva <2>
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Attica
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Attica have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Attica
      • Attica is located in Harper County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 547 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Attica <2>
    • Sharon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharon
      • Sharon is located in Barber County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 142 people
      • Former name for Sharon:
      • Bible Valley
    • Pixley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pixley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pixley
      • Pixley is located in Barber County (KS)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Amorita. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Amorita) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Amorita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9240, Longitude: -98.2936       In this case, the coordinates for Amorita 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 Amorita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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