Our Genealogy Helper
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 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.
Anderson is located in Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County: Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma, Pontotoc & Seminole.
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:
- Pottawatomie County (The home county of Anderson)
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Macomb
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tribbey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Saint Louis
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Asher
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Brooksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Wanette
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pink
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
- Sacred Heart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Maud
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
- Tecumseh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bethel Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Earlsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Etowah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Little Axe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Maguire
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Maguire is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
- Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Slaughterville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Noble
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hall Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
- Norman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Garvin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Stratford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Paoli
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Pauls Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Whitebead
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Whitebead is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead
- Whitebead has also been known as:
- White Bead
- Maysville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Jacktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Meeker
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- McClain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Byars
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Rosedale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Wayne
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Purcell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Goldsby
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Washington
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Newalla
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woods
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Woods is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Harrah
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Oil Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Bebee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Byng
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Byng is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Francis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ada
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ada is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <1>
- Oakman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Homer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Homer is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
- Seminole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Konawa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowlegs
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Seminole
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lima
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Sasakwa
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wewoka
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
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.
- Friendship Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Old Moral Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Light Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Romulus Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tribbey Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Avoca Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ruggles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Brooksville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (200 more) ...
- Council Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Metcalf Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Wanette Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Anderson had no post office or railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Anderson, with the one closest to Anderson listed first.
- Romulus
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Romulus is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Eason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Eason is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason
- Etowah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Sacred Heart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Tecumseh
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Shawnee
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Denver
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Stella
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Dale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Franklin
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Noble
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Francis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Norman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Bellemont
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
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 171 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]<3>. 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 begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleveland County
- Garvin County
- Lincoln County
- McClain County
- Oklahoma County
- Pontotoc County
- Seminole County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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'. |