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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 Arapaho (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 Arapaho. 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 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.

Arapaho is located in Custer County and is the County Seat.

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 Custer County: Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Dewey, Roger Mills & Washita.

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

  • Custer County     (The home county of Arapaho)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arapaho, with the one closest to Arapaho listed first.
    • Clinton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Custer City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Butler
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <1>
    • Weatherford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatherford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford
      • Weatherford is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,901 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weatherford <1>
    • Thomas
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Thomas is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomas <1>
    • Carpenter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Carpenter is located in Custer County
  • Beckham County
    • Elk City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
      • Elk City is located in Beckham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk City <1>
  • Caddo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arapaho, with the one closest to Arapaho listed first.
    • Hydro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hydro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
      • Hydro is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hydro <1>
    • Eakly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dewey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arapaho, with the one closest to Arapaho listed first.
    • Putnam
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Fay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Leedey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Roger Mills County
    • Hammon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
      • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <1>
  • Washita County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arapaho, with the one closest to Arapaho listed first.
    • Bessie
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
      • Bessie is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessie <1>
    • Foss
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
      • Foss is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foss <1>
    • Corn
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn
      • Corn is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corn <1>
    • New Cordell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
      • New Cordell is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
      • New Cordell has also been known as:
      • Cordell
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <1>
    • Burns Flat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Flat
      • Burns Flat is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns Flat <1>
    • Canute
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Colony
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
      • Colony is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colony <1>
    • Dill City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dill City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill City
      • Dill City is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dill City <1>
    • Rocky
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky
      • Rocky is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Arapaho ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arapaho.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Arapaho. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Arapaho and those printed in the larger area surrounding Arapaho.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Arapaho.

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 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 Arapaho:

Cemeteries Near Arapaho ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arapaho.

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

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

  • Arapaho Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Arapaho Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Arapaho Cemetery
  • Cabaniss Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cabaniss Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cabaniss Cemetery
  • Clinton Indian Hospital Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton Indian Hospital Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Indian Hospital Cemetery
  • John Old Crow Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the John Old Crow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the John Old Crow Cemetery
  • Tuberculosis Sanatorium Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tuberculosis Sanatorium Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tuberculosis Sanatorium Cemetery
  • Sare Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sare Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sare Cemetery
  • Red Rock Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Rock Cemetery
  • Mt. Hope Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery
  • Parkersburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parkersburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parkersburg Cemetery
  • Clinton Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clinton Cemetery
  • Schultz Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Schultz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Schultz Cemetery
  • Chapel Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chapel Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chapel Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (134 more) ...
    • Summit Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summit Cemetery
    • Stafford Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Stafford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Stafford Cemetery
    • Masonic Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masonic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masonic 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.<4>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Arapaho had no post office or railroad service. In 2020, Arapaho had a population of 788 people.

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

  • Weatherford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatherford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford
    • Weatherford is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,901 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weatherford <1>
  • New Cordell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
    • New Cordell is located in Washita County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
    • New Cordell has also been known as:
    • Cordell
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <1>
  • Cloud Chief
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloud Chief have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Chief
    • Cloud Chief is located in Washita County
  • Fay
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Hammon
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
    • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <1>
  • Rainy ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy
    • Rainy is located in Washita County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Arapaho. 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>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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Arapaho) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Arapaho. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5776, Longitude: -98.9640    
<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 Arapaho, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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