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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 Bennington (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 Bennington. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Bennington is located in Bryan 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 Bryan County: Atoka, Choctaw, Johnston, Marshall, Fannin (TX), Grayson (TX) & Lamar (TX).

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

  • Bryan County     (The home county of Bennington)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennington, with the one closest to Bennington listed first.
    • Bokchito
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokchito have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokchito
      • Bokchito is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokchito <2>
    • Wade
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
      • Wade is located in Bryan County
    • Albany
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Caddo
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Yuba
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yuba have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
      • Yuba is located in Bryan County
    • Armstrong
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Yarnaby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
      • Yarnaby is located in Bryan County
    • Durant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Kenefic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenefic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefic
      • Kenefic is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenefic <2>
    • Calera
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calera have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
      • Calera is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <2>
    • Achille
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Achille have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achille
      • Achille is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Achille <2>
    • Kemp
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kemp have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kemp
      • Kemp is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kemp <2>
    • Silo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
      • Silo is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Atoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennington, with the one closest to Bennington listed first.
    • Bentley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Bentley is located in Atoka County
    • Lone Pine
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
      • Lone Pine is located in Atoka County
    • Caney
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Lane
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Farris
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Bruno
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
      • Bruno is located in Atoka County
    • Tushka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
      • Tushka is located in Atoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Atoka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennington, with the one closest to Bennington listed first.
    • Boswell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Soper
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Grant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Hugo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Hugo is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <2>
  • Johnston County
  • Pushmataha County
    • Antlers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fannin County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennington, with the one closest to Bennington listed first.
    • Telephone
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Sowells Bluff
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
      • Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Carson
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
      • Carson is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Ivanhoe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Ridings
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
      • Ridings is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Mulberry
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Allen Point
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
      • Allen Point is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Allens Chapel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
      • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Boyd
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
      • Boyd is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Ravenna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dodd City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Bonham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
      • Bonham is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,471 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonham <2>
    • Honey Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Lamar County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bennington, with the one closest to Bennington listed first.
    • Direct
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
      • Direct is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Garretts Bluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
      • Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Razor
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Razor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
      • Razor is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Sumner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
      • Sumner is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <2>
    • Chicota
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Caviness
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
      • Caviness is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Petty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petty
      • Petty is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petty <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bennington ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bennington.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bennington. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bennington and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bennington.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Bennington.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Bennington:

Cemeteries Near Bennington ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bennington.

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

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

  • McGee Springs Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McGee Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McGee Springs Cemetery
  • Labors Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Labors Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Labors Cemetery
  • Julius Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Julius Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Julius Cemetery
  • Blue Branch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blue Branch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blue Branch Cemetery
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Cemetery
  • Armstrong Academy Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Armstrong Academy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Armstrong Academy Cemetery
  • Bokchito Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bokchito Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bokchito Cemetery
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hunter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hunter Cemetery
  • Jones Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jones Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jones Cemetery
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Hill Cemetery
  • Wade Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Restland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (167 more) ...
    • Matoy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Matoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matoy Cemetery
    • Old Philadelphia Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Philadelphia Cemetery
    • Burris Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Burris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Burris 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.<5>

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

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

  • Elwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
    • Elwood is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Telephone
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Monkstown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monkstown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkstown
    • Monkstown is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Duplex
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duplex have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
    • Duplex is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Direct
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
    • Direct is located in Lamar County (TX)
  • Ivanhoe
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Lamasco
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamasco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
    • Lamasco is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Selfs
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Selfs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfs
    • Selfs is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Mulberry
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ravenna
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Maxey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
      • Maxey is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Lannius
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lannius have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannius
      • Lannius is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Sumner
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sumner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sumner
      • Sumner is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sumner <2>
    • Emberson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emberson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson
      • Emberson is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Chicota
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bennington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Bennington) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bennington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0038, Longitude: -96.0376       In this case, the coordinates for Bennington 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>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 Bennington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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