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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 Bernice (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 Bernice. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Bernice 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 Bernice. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Bernice:

  • Delaware County     (The home county of Bernice)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernice, with the one closest to Bernice listed first.
    • Cleora
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cleora is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
    • Copeland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Copeland is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Dennis
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Dennis is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Grove
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Zena
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Zena is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
    • Cayuga
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Dodge
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Dodge is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
    • New Eucha
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • New Eucha is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eucha
    • Jay
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Eucha
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Brush Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Brush Creek is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Old Eucha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Old Eucha is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eucha
    • Sycamore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Sycamore is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
  • Craig County
  • Mayes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernice, with the one closest to Bernice listed first.
    • Grand Lake Towne
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Grand Lake Towne is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Towne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Disney
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Langley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Pensacola
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Spavinaw
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Strang
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Hoot Owl
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Hoot Owl is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot Owl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
    • Adair
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Wickliffe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Wickliffe is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
    • Salina
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Pump Back
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rose
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Pryor Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernice, with the one closest to Bernice listed first.
    • Afton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fairland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Narcissa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Narcissa is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcissa
    • Kellyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Dotyville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Dotyville is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
    • Wyandotte
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Miami
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Ottawa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Commerce
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • North Miami
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • North Miami is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Cardin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lincolnville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Peoria
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Peoria is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
  • Rogers County
    • Chelsea
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Benton County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernice, with the one closest to Bernice listed first.
    • Maysville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rome City ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Rome City is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
    • Sulphur Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Pactolus ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
    • Cherokee City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gravette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherokee County (KS)
  • Labette County (KS)
  • McDonald County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernice, with the one closest to Bernice listed first.
    • Tiff City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
    • South West City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • May
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Noel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • 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
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Lanagan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Lanagan is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanagan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanagan <1>
    • Anderson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Goodman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Goodman is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <1>
    • Pineville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Newton County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bernice, with the one closest to Bernice listed first.
    • Seneca
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Seneca is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <1>
    • Racine
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Racine is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine

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

Cemeteries Near Bernice ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bernice.

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

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

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Bernice, with the one closest to Bernice 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 Bernice in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bernice.

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

  • Tiff City
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
  • South West City
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Hart
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hart is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
  • Saratoga
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Saratoga is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
  • Coy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Coy is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
  • Maysville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Seneca
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Seneca is located in Newton County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <1>
  • Beaty
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaty is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty
  • Crump ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Crump is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
  • Noel
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Round Top ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Round Top is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
  • Rogers
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Rogers is located in Craig County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Anderson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Splitlog
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Splitlog is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splitlog
    • Pactolus ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus

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

Newspapers Published in Bernice ...

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 138 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bernice.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bernice, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bernice.

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 websites either 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 Bernice:

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>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- Bernice) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Bernice, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.