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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 Black Bear (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 Black Bear. 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 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.

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

  • Noble County     (The home county of Black Bear)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Bear, with the one closest to Black Bear listed first.
    • Perry
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Petes Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
    • Red Rock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Morrison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Lucien
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Marland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Billings
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Bear, with the one closest to Black Bear listed first.
    • Hayward
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Hayward is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
    • Covington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Garber
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Douglas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Fairmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Hunter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Breckenridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Breckenridge is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Bear, with the one closest to Black Bear listed first.
    • Salt Fork
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Salt Fork is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Fork
    • Lamont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Bear, with the one closest to Black Bear listed first.
    • White Eagle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • White Eagle is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
    • Tonkawa
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ponca City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Cross ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Cross is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Bear, with the one closest to Black Bear listed first.
    • Orlando
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Mulhall
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Marshall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Coyle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Langston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Lawrie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lawrie is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
  • Osage County
    • McCord
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • McCord is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Bear, with the one closest to Black Bear listed first.
    • Pawnee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
    • Cody
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cody is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
    • Skedee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Skedee is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skedee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Ralston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Maramec
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Black Bear, with the one closest to Black Bear listed first.
    • Yost
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Yost is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
    • Stillwater
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Glencoe
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
    • Perkins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Vinco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Vinco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
    • Ripley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Cottingham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham

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

Cemeteries Near Black Bear ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Black Bear.

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 Black Bear - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bohemian Catholic Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Grace Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ewy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Richburg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Rock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Doxey Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Ceres Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (108 more) ...
    • Lawnview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Lanier Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Black Bear had no post office or railroad service.

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

  • Perry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Morrison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Orlando
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Stillwater
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Marena
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Marena is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marena
  • Mulhall
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Garber
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Pawnee
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Tonkawa
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
  • Marshall
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Ingalls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ingalls is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Ponca City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Langston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Black Bear ...

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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Black Bear.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Black Bear, 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 Black Bear.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Black Bear:

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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Black Bear) 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 Black Bear, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.