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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 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 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 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
      • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
    • Red Rock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Rock <1>
    • Morrison
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
      • Morrison is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <1>
    • Lucien
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Marland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marland
      • Marland is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marland <1>
    • Billings
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billings have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
      • Billings is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <1>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
      • Hayward is located in Garfield County
    • Covington
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <1>
    • Garber
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
      • Garber is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garber <1>
    • Douglas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Douglas is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <1>
    • Fairmont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
      • Fairmont is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <1>
    • Hunter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <1>
    • Breckenridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
      • Breckenridge is located in Garfield County
      • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Fork
      • Salt Fork is located in Grant County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
      • White Eagle is located in Kay County
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
      • Cross is located in Kay County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Marshall is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <1>
    • Coyle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Langston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Osage County
    • McCord
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCord have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
      • McCord is located in Osage County
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Chimney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
    • Cody
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
      • Cody is located in Pawnee County
    • Skedee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skedee
      • Skedee is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Ralston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Ralston is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <1>
    • 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.
    • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cimarron City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
    • Perkins
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Vinco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
      • Vinco is located in Payne County
    • Ripley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Ripley is located in Payne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <1>
    • Cottingham
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Black Bear, see our County-by-County Page for 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]<4>. 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 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 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.

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 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Catholic Cemetery
  • Grace Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grace Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grace Hill Cemetery
  • Bohemian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bohemian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bohemian Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Carmel Cemetery
  • Ewy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ewy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ewy Cemetery
  • Richburg Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richburg Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richburg Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Red Rock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Rock Cemetery
  • Mt. Carmel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Doxey Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Doxey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Doxey Cemetery
  • Ceres Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ceres Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ceres Cemetery
  • Continue List   (108 more) ...
    • Lawnview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lawnview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lawnview Cemetery
    • Fairview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Lanier Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanier 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.<6>

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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Red Rock is located in Noble County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Rock <1>
  • Morrison
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
    • Morrison is located in Noble County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <1>
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marena have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marena
    • Marena is located in Payne County
  • Mulhall
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Garber
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garber
    • Garber is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 804 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garber <1>
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cimarron City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
    • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
  • Marshall
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
    • Marshall is located in Logan County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <1>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Ingalls
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
      • Ingalls is located in Payne County
    • 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.

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

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

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>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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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- Black Bear) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Bear. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3406, Longitude: -97.2198       In this case, the coordinates for Black Bear have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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.




 

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