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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 Beckwith (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 Beckwith. 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.

Beckwith is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Benton (AR), McDonald (MO), Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Mayes & Ottawa.

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

  • Delaware County     (The home county of Beckwith)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beckwith, with the one closest to Beckwith listed first.
    • Dripping Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
    • Flint Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Flint Creek is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
    • Colcord
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cloud Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Kansas
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • West Siloam Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Oaks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Oaks is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <1>
    • Twin Oaks
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Leach
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Leach is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
    • Rocky Ford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Rocky Ford is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Bull Hollow
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Bull Hollow is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hollow
    • Sycamore
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Sycamore is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Brush Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Brush Creek is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
  • Adair County
  • Cherokee County
  • Craig County
  • Mayes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beckwith, with the one closest to Beckwith listed first.
    • Rose
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Snake Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Snake Creek is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
    • Spavinaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Pump Back
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Wickliffe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Wickliffe is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
    • Iron Post
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Iron Post is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Post
    • Hoot Owl
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hoot Owl is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot Owl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
    • Locust Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Salina
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Disney
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Langley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Grand Lake Towne
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Grand Lake Towne is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Towne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Ballou
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Benton County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beckwith, with the one closest to Beckwith listed first.
    • Hico
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Hico is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
    • Siloam Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Cherokee City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Gentry
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Trident
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Maysville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Pactolus ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
    • Rome City ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rome City is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
    • Springtown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Springtown is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Decatur
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Logan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Gallatin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Gallatin is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
    • Gravette
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County (AR)
  • McDonald County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Beckwith, with the one closest to Beckwith listed first.
    • South West City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Noel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
    • Ginger Blue
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people

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

Cemeteries Near Beckwith ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Beckwith.

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

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

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

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 Beckwith in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Beckwith.

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

  • Siloam Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hico
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Hico is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
  • Cherokee City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bloomfield is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Flint ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Flint is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Trident
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cincinnati
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Pactolus ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
  • Maysville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Springtown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Springtown is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Decatur
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Logan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Clementine ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Clementine is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementine
    • Summers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Robinson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Robinson is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson

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

Newspapers Published in Beckwith ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Beckwith.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Beckwith, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Beckwith.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Beckwith:

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 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.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Beckwith) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Beckwith, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.