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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 Anderson (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 Anderson. 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 and hospitals 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.

Anderson is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Creek, Logan, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Payne & Pottawatomie.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Anderson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Carney
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Tryon
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Parkland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
    • Agra
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Fallis
      (8 miles [12.9 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
      (9 miles [14.5 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
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
    • Wellston
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Chandler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Kendrick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Kendrick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Avery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Avery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Davenport
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Sparks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Shamrock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Milfay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Drumright
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Depew
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Oilton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pulaski ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Pulaski is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Meridian
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Coyle
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Langston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Guthrie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lawrie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Lawrie is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
    • Mulhall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Valley is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
  • Oklahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Luther
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Arcadia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Hiwassee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Hiwassee is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hiwassee
    • Jones
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jones is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <1>
    • Harrah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Choctaw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicoma Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Newalla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Edmond
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <1>
    • Spencer
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Quay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Quay is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
    • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Cottingham
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
    • Vinco
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Vinco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
    • Perkins
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ripley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
    • Cushing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stillwater
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • North Village
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • North Village is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • Schlegel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Schlegel is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel
    • Cartoco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Cartoco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
    • Yost
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Yost is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
    • Yale
      (25 miles [40.2 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>
    • Glencoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
    • Aydelotte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
    • Bellemont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
    • McLoud
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • McLoud is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLoud <1>
    • Dale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Johnson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people

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

Cemeteries Near Anderson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Anderson.

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 Anderson - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Carney Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Pollick Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rock Spring Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Valley Queen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Tryon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Old George Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Great Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sweet Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Osage Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brandon Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (205 more) ...
    • Bethlehem Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Gardner Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • McCorkle Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Parkland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
  • Ingram
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
  • Warwick
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Perkins
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Wellston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Chandler
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
  • Davenport
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cushing
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Langston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stroud
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Ingalls
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Ingalls is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Arcadia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clifton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Clifton is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Marena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Marena is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marena

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

Newspapers Published in Anderson ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Anderson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Anderson, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Anderson.

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 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 Anderson:

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