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 Blackjack (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 Blackjack. 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 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.
Blackjack is located in Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah County: Crawford (AR), Sebastian (AR), Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Le Flore & Muskogee.
Below are the counties that are near Blackjack. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blackjack:
- Sequoyah County (The home county of Blackjack)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackjack, with the one closest to Blackjack listed first.
- Muldrow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Long
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Long is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Remy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Remy is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Akins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Akins is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins
- Seven Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Roland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sallisaw
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Belfonte
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
- Brent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brent is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Brushy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Moffett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Stoney Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackjack, with the one closest to Blackjack listed first.
- Greasy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Greasy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
- Bunch
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Cherry Tree
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Cherry Tree is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Lyons
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Salem
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Zion
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Rocky Mountain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Stilwell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Marietta
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wauhillau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wauhillau is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhillau
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackjack, with the one closest to Blackjack listed first.
- Cookson
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Barber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Barber is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Caney Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Caney Ridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Ridge
- Pettit Bay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pettit Bay is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Bay
- Tenkiller
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
- Carters Landing
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Landing
- Pettit
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pettit is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Haskell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackjack, with the one closest to Blackjack listed first.
- Keota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tamaha
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tamaha is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- McCurtain
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stigler
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Le Flore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackjack, with the one closest to Blackjack listed first.
- Fort Coffee
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Cowlington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cowlington is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Skullyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Arkoma
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Braden
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Spiro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pocola
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Panama
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Bokoshe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Island
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Shady Point
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cameron
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Poteau
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Muskogee County
- Webbers Falls
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Crawford County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackjack, with the one closest to Blackjack listed first.
- Van Buren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Uniontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Barcelona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Cedarville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wright Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Natural Dam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Concord is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Rudy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Kibler
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Alma
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Alma is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
- Lee Creek
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Stop ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stop is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Sebastian County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blackjack, with the one closest to Blackjack listed first.
- Fort Smith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Buell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Bonanza
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Barling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hackett
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jenny Lind
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Central City
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Lavaca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lavaca is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <1>
- Greenwood
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Midland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Bloomer
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Washington County (AR)
- Evansville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blackjack, see our County-by-County Page for Blackjack.
Cemeteries Near Blackjack ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blackjack.
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 Blackjack - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Blackjack covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blackjack, with the one closest to Blackjack listed first.
- Black Jack Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seabolt Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garvin Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maple Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gans Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Muldrow Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Camp Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Miller Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (264 more) ...
- Lessley Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fleetwood Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Akins Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Blackjack in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blackjack.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blackjack, with the one closest to Blackjack listed first.
- Seven Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Dora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Dora is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Cavanaugh
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cavanaugh is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavanaugh
- Fort Smith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Van Buren
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Uniontown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Enterprise
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Buell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Barcelona
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Massard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Massard is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massard
- Crescent
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Jenson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jenson is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Barling
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Catcher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Catcher is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catcher
- Natural Dam
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blackjack. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blackjack.
Newspapers Published in Blackjack ...
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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blackjack.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blackjack, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blackjack.
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 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 Blackjack:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Sequoyah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Cherokee County
- Haskell County
- Le Flore County
- Muskogee County
- Crawford County
- Sebastian County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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 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. |
| <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 Blackjack, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blackjack) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |