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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 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.

Baum is located in Carter 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 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)
      • Gene Autry is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
      • 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)
      • Dickson is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
    • Springer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • 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)
      • Woodford is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • Brock
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Brock is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Milo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Oil City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Oil City is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • 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)
  • 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)
      • Katie is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
      • 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)
    • Mill Creek
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravia
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Reagan
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Reagan is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
    • Tishomingo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Connerville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Milburn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Bee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Bee is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
    • Bromide
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • 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)
      • Oakland is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • 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)
    • Little City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Little City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
    • Cumberland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cumberland is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Shay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Shay is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
    • New Woodville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • New Woodville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
    • McBride
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • McBride is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
  • 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)
      • Crusher is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
    • Dougherty
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Village is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
    • Sulphur
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Davis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Hickory is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Washita
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Washita is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
  • 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)
      • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
      • 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)
    • Fittstown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Franks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Franks is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
  • Grayson County (TX)
    • Sherwood Shores
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores

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.

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

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)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Young Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Lone Cedar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Henderson Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ardmore Airpark Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Berwyn Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Abramville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Nelda Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Earl Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (152 more) ...
    • Pruitt Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Durwood Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Big Canyon Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)

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>

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)
    • Woodford is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford

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]<3>. 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:

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