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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 Bearden (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 Bearden. 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 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.

Bearden is located in Okfuskee 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 Okfuskee County: Creek, Hughes, Lincoln, McIntosh, Okmulgee, Pottawatomie & Seminole.

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

  • Okfuskee County     (The home county of Bearden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bearden, with the one closest to Bearden listed first.
    • Okemah
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Castle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
      • Castle is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Boley
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
      • Boley is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boley <1>
    • Clearview
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
      • Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Ixl
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ixl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
      • Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Weleetka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Mason
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
      • Mason is located in Okfuskee County
    • Paden
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pharoah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoah
      • Pharoah is located in Okfuskee County
  • Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bearden, with the one closest to Bearden listed first.
    • Milfay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Slick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Hughes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bearden, with the one closest to Bearden listed first.
    • Wetumka
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Yeager
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeager have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
      • Yeager is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Holdenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Dustin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dustin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
      • Dustin is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Horntown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horntown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
      • Horntown is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Lamar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <1>
    • Spaulding
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Spaulding is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Atwood
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <1>
    • Calvin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bearden, with the one closest to Bearden listed first.
    • Prague
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparks
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
      • Sparks is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparks <1>
    • Meeker
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
      • Meeker is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meeker <1>
  • McIntosh County
    • Hanna
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
      • Hanna is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanna <1>
  • Okmulgee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bearden, with the one closest to Bearden listed first.
    • Henryetta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henryetta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryetta
      • Henryetta is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henryetta <1>
    • Spelter City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spelter City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter City
      • Spelter City is located in Okmulgee County
    • Dewar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
      • Dewar is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewar <1>
    • Salem
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Okmulgee County
    • Coalton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Coalton is located in Okmulgee County
    • Schulter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schulter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schulter
      • Schulter is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schulter <1>
    • Grayson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
      • Grayson is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Okmulgee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okmulgee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okmulgee
      • Okmulgee is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,615 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okmulgee <1>
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bearden, with the one closest to Bearden listed first.
    • Earlsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Johnson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Maud
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maud have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
    • Aydelotte
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
      • Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Shawnee
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <1>
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bearden, with the one closest to Bearden listed first.
    • Cromwell
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cromwell <1>
    • Wewoka
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lima
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lima have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Lima is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Seminole
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
      • Seminole is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,035 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminole <1>
    • Bowlegs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sasakwa
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Bearden ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bearden.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Bearden:

Cemeteries Near Bearden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bearden.

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

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

  • Bearden Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bearden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bearden Cemetery
  • St. Paul's Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Paul's Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Paul's Cemetery
  • Sand Creek Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Creek Cemetery
  • High Spring Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Greenleaf Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenleaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenleaf Cemetery
  • Wind Family Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wind Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wind Family Cemetery
  • Holahta Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holahta Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holahta Cemetery
  • Schoolton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Butner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butner Cemetery
  • Thlopthlocco Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thlopthlocco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thlopthlocco Cemetery
  • Shiloh Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Harjo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harjo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harjo Cemetery
  • Continue List   (195 more) ...
    • Prairie Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Springs Cemetery
    • Castle Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castle Cemetery
    • Rock Creek Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek 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.<6>

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

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

  • Arlington
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Lincoln County
  • Bellemont
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
    • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bearden. 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Bearden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bearden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3568, Longitude: -96.3852       In this case, the coordinates for Bearden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<5>To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Okemah and Wetumka. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location.
<6>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 Bearden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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