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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 Blackburn (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 Blackburn. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Blackburn is located in Pawnee 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 Pawnee County: Creek, Noble, Osage, Payne & Tulsa.

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

  • Pawnee County     (The home county of Blackburn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn, with the one closest to Blackburn listed first.
    • Skedee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skedee
      • Skedee is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Cody
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
      • Cody is located in Pawnee County
    • Cleveland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
    • Hallett
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Maramec
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ralston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Pawnee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jennings
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Terlton
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terlton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terlton
      • Terlton is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terlton <2>
    • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Chimney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
    • Quay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
      • Quay is located in Pawnee County
    • Oak Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 18 people
  • Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn, with the one closest to Blackburn listed first.
    • Oilton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Silver City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Creek County
    • Lawrence Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Creek
      • Lawrence Creek is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Mannford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannford
      • Mannford is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannford <2>
    • Drumright
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drumright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumright
      • Drumright is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,814 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drumright <2>
  • Kay County
    • Kaw City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn, with the one closest to Blackburn listed first.
    • Morrison
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Petes Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
      • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn, with the one closest to Blackburn listed first.
    • Hominy
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hominy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy
      • Hominy is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hominy <2>
    • Osage
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
      • Osage is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Osage has also been known as:
      • Osage City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <2>
    • Indian Village
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Osage County
    • Gray Horse
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse
      • Gray Horse is located in Osage County
    • Fairfax
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <2>
    • Wynona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynona
      • Wynona is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynona <2>
    • Wild Horse
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wild Horse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
      • Wild Horse is located in Osage County
    • Little Chief
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chief
      • Little Chief is located in Osage County
    • Prue
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pulare ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pulare. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulare
      • Pulare is located in Osage County
    • Burbank
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
      • Burbank is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <2>
    • Pershing
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
      • Pershing is located in Osage County
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn, with the one closest to Blackburn listed first.
    • Yale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Payne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <2>
    • Cartoco
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
      • Cartoco is located in Payne County
    • Glencoe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Yost
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yost. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
      • Yost is located in Payne County
    • North Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
      • North Village is located in Payne County
    • Cushing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Ripley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
    • Stillwater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tulsa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Blackburn, with the one closest to Blackburn listed first.
    • Lotsee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lotsee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotsee
      • Lotsee is located in Tulsa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
    • Sand Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
      • Sand Springs is located in Tulsa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,017 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Springs <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Blackburn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackburn.

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 Blackburn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Blackburn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blackburn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blackburn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Boston Pool Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boston Pool Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boston Pool Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morrel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whitehorn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whitehorn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whitehorn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wheeler Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Valley Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Skedee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skedee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skedee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Woodland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Endicott Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Endicott Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Endicott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dixie and Bear Creek Cemeteries
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (89 more) ...
    • North Indian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Indian Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Highland Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Maramec Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maramec Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maramec Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.<5>

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

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

  • Cleveland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
    • Cleveland is located in Pawnee County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,114 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <2>
  • Pawnee
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hominy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hominy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy
    • Hominy is located in Osage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hominy <2>
  • Gray Horse
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse
    • Gray Horse is located in Osage County
  • Jennings
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Wild Horse
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wild Horse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
    • Wild Horse is located in Osage County
  • Leroy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leroy. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Leroy is located in Pawnee County
  • Morrison
    (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
  • Ingalls
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Ingalls is located in Payne County
  • Pawhuska
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cushing
    (28 miles [45.1 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 Blackburn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackburn.

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Blackburn ...

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 34 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackburn.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Blackburn. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Blackburn and those printed in the larger area surrounding Blackburn.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Blackburn.

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 Blackburn:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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.
<5>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 Blackburn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>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 from Point A (ie- Blackburn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blackburn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3731, Longitude: -96.5965       In this case, the coordinates for Blackburn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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