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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 Bills Corner (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 Bills Corner. 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.

Name Variations for Bills Corner ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

  • A typical abbreviation for Bills Corner: Bills Cor. (or less commonly used: Bills Crn.)
  • While the name of this community is Bills Corner, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Bills Corner may originally have been Bill's Corner.

    Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Bills Corner might be written as Bill Corner.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Bills Corner is located in Noble 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 Noble County: Garfield, Grant, Kay, Logan, Osage, Pawnee & Payne.

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

  • Noble County     (The home county of Bills Corner)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bills Corner, with the one closest to Bills Corner listed first.
    • Petes Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
    • Morrison
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Perry
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Red Rock
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Marland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Lucien
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Billings
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Creek County
    • Oilton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bills Corner, with the one closest to Bills Corner listed first.
    • Hayward
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hayward is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
    • Covington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Garber
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Kay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bills Corner, with the one closest to Bills Corner listed first.
    • White Eagle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • White Eagle is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
    • Ponca City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Cross ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Cross is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Tonkawa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bills Corner, with the one closest to Bills Corner listed first.
    • Tryon
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Agra
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Agra is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agra <2>
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bills Corner, with the one closest to Bills Corner listed first.
    • Orlando
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Coyle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Mulhall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Langston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawrie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Lawrie is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bills Corner, with the one closest to Bills Corner listed first.
    • McCord
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • McCord is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
    • Fairfax
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Gray Horse
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gray Horse is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bills Corner, with the one closest to Bills Corner listed first.
    • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
    • Pawnee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Cody
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Cody is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
    • Maramec
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Skedee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Skedee is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skedee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Quay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Quay is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
    • Ralston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Blackburn
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Blackburn is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Hallett
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jennings
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bills Corner, with the one closest to Bills Corner listed first.
    • Yost
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Yost is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
    • Glencoe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Stillwater
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Ripley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
    • Perkins
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cottingham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
    • Vinco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Vinco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
    • Yale
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Yale is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <2>
    • Cartoco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Cartoco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
    • Cushing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Schlegel
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Schlegel is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel

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

Cemeteries Near Bills Corner ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bills Corner.

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 Bills Corner - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Morrison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Bohemian Catholic Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Old Moore Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lela Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Richburg Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ewy Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Doxey Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lanier Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Glencoe Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (132 more) ...
    • Indian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Grace Hill Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Shelton - Bethel Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Morrison
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Black Bear
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Black Bear is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
  • Stillwater
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Perry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Red Rock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pawnee
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Ingalls
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ingalls is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Marena
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Marena is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marena
  • Orlando
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
  • Perkins
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Mulhall
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Langston
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cushing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ponca City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Bills Corner ...

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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bills Corner.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bills Corner, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bills Corner.

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 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 Bills Corner:

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 Bills Corner, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bills Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.