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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 Baum (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 Baum. 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.

Baum is located in Carter 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 Carter County: Garvin, Jefferson, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray & Stephens.

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

  • Carter County     (The home county of Baum)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baum, with the one closest to Baum listed first.
    • Gene Autry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
      • Gene Autry is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Former names for Gene Autry:
      • Berwyn
      • Dresden
      • Lou
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <1>
    • Dickson
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
      • Dickson is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
    • Springer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer
      • Springer is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 698 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springer <1>
    • Ardmore
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lone Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Woodford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Carter County
    • Brock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
      • Brock is located in Carter County
    • Milo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Oil City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Carter County
    • Pooleville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Graham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Wilson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Clemscott
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemscott
      • Clemscott is located in Carter County
  • Garvin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baum, with the one closest to Baum listed first.
    • Hennepin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Wynnewood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Katie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
      • Katie is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baum, with the one closest to Baum listed first.
    • Mannsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
      • Mannsville is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannsville <1>
    • Mill Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Mill Creek is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <1>
    • Ravia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Reagan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Johnston County
    • Tishomingo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tishomingo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishomingo
      • Tishomingo is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tishomingo <1>
    • Connerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Milburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
      • Milburn is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milburn <1>
    • Bee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
      • Bee is located in Johnston County
    • Bromide
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromide have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromide
      • Bromide is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bromide <1>
  • Love County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baum, with the one closest to Baum listed first.
    • Overbrook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Marietta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Burneyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baum, with the one closest to Baum listed first.
    • Oakland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
    • Madill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Lebanon
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Kingston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <1>
    • Little City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
      • Little City is located in Marshall County
    • Cumberland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Marshall County
    • Shay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
      • Shay is located in Marshall County
    • New Woodville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
      • New Woodville is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
    • McBride
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Marshall County
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baum, with the one closest to Baum listed first.
    • Crusher
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crusher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
      • Crusher is located in Murray County
    • Dougherty
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
      • Dougherty is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dougherty <1>
    • Cedar Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
      • Cedar Village is located in Murray County
    • Sulphur
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Davis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <1>
    • Hickory
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Washita
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
      • Washita is located in Murray County
  • Pontotoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Baum, with the one closest to Baum listed first.
    • Roff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
      • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <1>
    • Fitzhugh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitzhugh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
      • Fitzhugh is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fitzhugh <1>
    • Fittstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Franks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
      • Franks is located in Pontotoc County
  • Grayson County (TX)
    • Sherwood Shores
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
      • Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County (TX)

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

Cemeteries Near Baum ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Baum.

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

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

  • Hutchins Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hutchins Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hutchins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Young Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Young Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Young Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lone Cedar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Cedar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Henderson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Henderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ardmore Airpark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ardmore Airpark Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ardmore Airpark Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Berwyn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Berwyn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Berwyn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Abramville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Abramville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Abramville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Nelda Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nelda Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nelda Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Earl Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Earl Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Earl Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (152 more) ...
    • Pruitt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pruitt Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pruitt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Durwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durwood Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Big Canyon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Canyon Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Canyon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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>

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

  • Woodford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • Woodford is located in Carter County

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

Newspapers Published in Baum ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Baum.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Baum, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Baum.

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 Baum:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Baum. 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Baum, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Baum) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Baum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2681, Longitude: -96.9808       In this case, the coordinates for Baum have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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