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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 Arlington (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 Arlington. 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.

Arlington 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 Arlington. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Arlington:

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Arlington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Prague
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sparks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Davenport
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Stroud
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Meeker
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Chandler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Kendrick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Kendrick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Jacktown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Warwick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Parkland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
    • Avery
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Avery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Wellston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Milfay
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Depew
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Pulaski ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Pulaski is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Shamrock
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Bristow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Slick
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Drumright
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Okfuskee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Paden
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Boley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Boley is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boley <1>
    • Ixl
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Mason
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Mason is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Castle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Castle is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Bearden
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Okemah
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Okfuskee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Okfuskee is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okfuskee
    • Clearview
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
  • Oklahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Newalla
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Luther
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Cushing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • North Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • North Village is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • Schlegel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Schlegel is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel
    • Cottingham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Bellemont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
    • Aydelotte
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
    • Johnson
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Shawnee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <1>
    • Earlsboro
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Dale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • McLoud
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Tecumseh
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethel Acres
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
    • Brooksville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Arlington, with the one closest to Arlington listed first.
    • Cromwell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Seminole
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Lima
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Lima is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Bowlegs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Arlington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Arlington.

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

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

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

  • Arlington Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kellerby Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bethel Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Guild Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Kyker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lambdin Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rock Island Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Prague Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Victor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lane Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Godwin Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (218 more) ...
    • Booker Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • White Dove Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • St. Wenceslaus Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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, Arlington had no post office or railroad service.

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

  • Bellemont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
  • Davenport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Stroud
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Clifton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Clifton is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Chandler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Warwick
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Parkland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
  • Shawnee
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <1>
  • Wellston
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Dale
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Ingram
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
  • Tecumseh
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cushing
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Arlington ...

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 142 newspapers that have been published in the area around Arlington.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Arlington, 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 Arlington.

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 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 Arlington:

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 Arlington, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Arlington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.