Our Genealogy Helper
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 Berch Hole (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 Berch Hole. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.
Berch Hole is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Adair, Mayes, Muskogee, Sequoyah & Wagoner.
Below are the counties that are near Berch Hole. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Berch Hole:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Berch Hole)
- The following are listed by their distance from Berch Hole, with the one closest to Berch Hole listed first.
- Woodall
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Woodall is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall
- Zeb
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Zeb is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeb
- Keys
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Keys is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
- Hulbert
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Park Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Tsa La Gi Indian Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Pettit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pettit is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Tahlequah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pettit Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pettit Bay is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Bay
- Carters Landing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Carters Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Landing
- Welling
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lost City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lost City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berch Hole, with the one closest to Berch Hole listed first.
- Rocky Mountain
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Wauhillau
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wauhillau is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhillau
- Proctor
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bunch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Christie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Christie is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Marietta
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Greasy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greasy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
- Cherry Tree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Cherry Tree is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Stilwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Peavine
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Zion
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Chewey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Chewey is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berch Hole, with the one closest to Berch Hole listed first.
- Rocky Ford
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Ford is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Leach
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Leach is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
- Oaks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Haskell County
- Tamaha
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Tamaha is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Mayes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berch Hole, with the one closest to Berch Hole listed first.
- Ballou
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Ballou is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
- Cedar Crest
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Crest is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
- Iron Post
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Iron Post is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Post
- Pin Oaks Acres
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pin Oaks Acres is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oaks Acres
- Murphy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Murphy is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Snake Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Snake Creek is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Mazie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Sams Corner
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Sams Corner is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Corner
- Rose
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Chouteau
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pump Back
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Pump Back is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pump Back
- Sportsmen Acres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Sportsmen Acres is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmen Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
- McIntosh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berch Hole, with the one closest to Berch Hole listed first.
- Rentiesville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Muskogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berch Hole, with the one closest to Berch Hole listed first.
- Fort Gibson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Braggs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wybark
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Wybark is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
- Sour John
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sour John is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John
- Bacone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Bacone is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacone
- River Bottom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
- Muskogee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Webbers Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Summit
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Summit is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
- Warner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Taft
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Beland
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Beland is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beland
- Oktaha
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sequoyah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berch Hole, with the one closest to Berch Hole listed first.
- Paradise Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Evening Shade
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Evening Shade is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
- Redbird Smith
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Redbird Smith is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird Smith
- Box
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Box is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box
- Gore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Flute Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Flute Springs is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flute Springs
- Carlisle
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Carlisle is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Vian
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Dwight Mission
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Dwight Mission is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Mission
- Marble City
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pinhook Corners
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Pinhook Corners is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Corners
- Marble City Community
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- McKey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- McKey is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKey
- Wagoner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Berch Hole, with the one closest to Berch Hole listed first.
- Mallard Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mallard Bay is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
- Okay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gibson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Anchor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Anchor is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Wagoner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tullahassee
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Tullahassee is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahassee
- Clarksville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Clarksville is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
- Porter
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Redbird
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Stones Corner
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Stones Corner is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
- Choska ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Choska is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choska
- Choska has also been known as:
- Chooska Bottoms
- Choska Bottoms
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Berch Hole, see our County-by-County Page for Berch Hole.
Cemeteries Near Berch Hole ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Berch Hole.
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 Berch Hole - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Berch Hole covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Berch Hole, with the one closest to Berch Hole listed first.
- Holland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jones Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lowrey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Starnes Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Price Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Andersons Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Chambers Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hendricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenleaf Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Steeley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (212 more) ...
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Linder Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Walker Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
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 Berch Hole in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Berch Hole.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Berch Hole, with the one closest to Berch Hole listed first.
- Martin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Lyons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Keith
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Keith is located in Rogers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Berch Hole. See our List of 1890's Communities around Berch Hole.
Newspapers Published in Berch Hole ...
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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Berch Hole.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Berch Hole, 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 Berch Hole.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we 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 Berch Hole:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Delaware County
- Haskell County
- Mayes County
- McIntosh County
- Muskogee County
- Sequoyah County
- Wagoner County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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 Berch Hole, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Berch Hole) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |