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 Blanchard (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 Blanchard. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
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 south 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.
Blanchard is primarily located in McClain County. A portion of Blanchard extends into Grady 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 McClain County: Cleveland, Garvin, Grady, Pontotoc & Pottawatomie.
Below are the counties that are near Blanchard. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Blanchard:
- McClain County (The home county of Blanchard)
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
- Cole
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cole have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
- Cole is located in McClain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Newcastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Dibble
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dibble have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble
- Dibble is located in McClain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dibble <2>
- Goldsby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsby have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsby
- Goldsby is located in McClain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,536 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsby <2>
- Washington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Washington is located in McClain County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <2>
- Criner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criner
- Criner is located in McClain County
- Payne
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Payne. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Payne is located in McClain County
- Purcell
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Caddo County
- Cement
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement
- Cement is located in Caddo County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cement <2>
- Canadian County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
- Mustang
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
- Mustang is located in Canadian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 24,049 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mustang <2>
- Union City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
- Union City is located in Canadian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <2>
- Yukon
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yukon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
- Yukon is located in Canadian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yukon <2>
- Powers
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
- Powers is located in Canadian County
- Richland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
- Richland is located in Canadian County
- El Reno
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
- Norman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Noble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Hall Park
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hall Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
- Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
- Moore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Moore is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <2>
- Slaughterville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
- Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Maguire
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
- Maguire is located in Cleveland County
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Little Axe
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Etowah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etowah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Garvin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
- Lindsay
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Erin Springs
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Springs
- Erin Springs is located in Garvin County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 87 people
- Wallville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Wallville is located in Garvin County
- Maysville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Grady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
- Bridge Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Creek
- Bridge Creek is located in Grady County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Tabler
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabler
- Tabler is located in Grady County
- Tuttle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amber
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Pocasset
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocasset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
- Pocasset is located in Grady County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocasset <2>
- Alex
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Chickasha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bradley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Minco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minco
- Minco is located in Grady County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minco <2>
- East Ninnekah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ninnekah came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ninnekah
- East Ninnekah is located in Grady County
- Ninnekah
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ninnekah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninnekah
- Ninnekah is located in Grady County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ninnekah <2>
- Norge
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
- Norge is located in Grady County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Oklahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
- Wheatland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Brook
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Valley Brook is located in Oklahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Capitol Hill
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Hill
- Capitol Hill is located in Oklahoma County
- Oklahoma City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Del City
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Smith Village
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smith Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Smith Village is located in Oklahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Woodlawn Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
- Woodlawn Park is located in Oklahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Midway Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Village
- Midway Village is located in Oklahoma County
- Bethany
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Warr Acres
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warr Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warr Acres
- Warr Acres is located in Oklahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,088 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warr Acres <2>
- Midwest City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midwest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midwest City
- Midwest City is located in Oklahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57,591 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midwest City <2>
- Forest Park
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Blanchard, see our County-by-County Page for Blanchard.
Cemeteries Near Blanchard ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Blanchard.
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 Blanchard covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
- Blanchard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Blanchard Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Blanchard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jerusalem Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Hale Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hale Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Naples Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Naples Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Naples Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Dibble Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dibble Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dibble Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Brushy Creek Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brushy Creek Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brushy Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Warren Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Warren Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Warren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Adkins Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Adkins Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Adkins Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Fairview Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Tuttle.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #300002 <5>
- Washington Cemetery
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washington Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washington Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- IOOF Memory Gardens Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the IOOF Memory Gardens Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the IOOF Memory Gardens Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Smith Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Smith Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Smith Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Amber Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Amber Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Amber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Rock Creek Road Cemetery
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Road Cemetery
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Road 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.<6>
While we didn't find Blanchard in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Blanchard.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Blanchard, with the one closest to Blanchard listed first.
- Newcastle
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Norman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Noble
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Moore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
- Moore is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <2>
- Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Franklin. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Denver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Denver is located in Cleveland County
- Oklahoma City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Stella
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stella have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Stella is located in Cleveland County
- Etowah
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Etowah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Britton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
- Britton is located in Oklahoma County
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Blanchard. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blanchard.
Newspapers Published in Blanchard ...
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 42 newspapers that have been published in the area around Blanchard.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Blanchard, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<7>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Blanchard.
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 helpful 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 Blanchard:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to McClain County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Caddo County
- Canadian County
- Cleveland County
- Garvin County
- Grady County
- Oklahoma County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blanchard. 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> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
<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 Blanchard, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
<7> | 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- Blanchard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blanchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1548, Longitude: -97.6588 In this case, the coordinates for Blanchard have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |