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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 Bokchito (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 Bokchito. 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 and hospitals 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.

Bokchito is located in Bryan 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 Bryan County: Atoka, Choctaw, Johnston, Marshall, Fannin (TX), Grayson (TX) & Lamar (TX).

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

  • Bryan County     (The home county of Bokchito)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bokchito, with the one closest to Bokchito listed first.
    • Bennington
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Matoy
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Matoy is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoy
    • Albany
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Wade
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Wade is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Caddo
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Armstrong
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Armstrong is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Durant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Yuba
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Yuba is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
    • Kenefic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Yarnaby
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Yarnaby is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
    • Calera
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Achille
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Silo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Silo is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Atoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bokchito, with the one closest to Bokchito listed first.
    • Bentley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Bentley is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
    • Caney
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Tushka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Tushka is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Lane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bruno
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Bruno is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
    • Lone Pine
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Lone Pine is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Farris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Atoka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bokchito, with the one closest to Bokchito listed first.
    • Boswell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Soper
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bokchito, with the one closest to Bokchito listed first.
    • Coleman
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Bee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Bee is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
    • Milburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wapanucka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bokchito, with the one closest to Bokchito listed first.
    • Cumberland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Cumberland is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Little City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Little City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
    • McBride
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • McBride is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
    • New Woodville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • New Woodville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
  • Fannin County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bokchito, with the one closest to Bokchito listed first.
    • Telephone
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sowells Bluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
    • Ivanhoe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Mulberry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Ridings
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Ridings is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
    • Carson
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Carson is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Ravenna
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Boyd
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Boyd is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Allens Chapel
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
    • Allen Point
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Allen Point is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
    • Bonham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Bonham is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonham
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,471 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonham <1>
    • Dodd City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Grayson County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bokchito, with the one closest to Bokchito listed first.
    • Red River City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Red River City is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
    • Denison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Denison is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,792 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <1>
    • Preston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Lamar County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bokchito, with the one closest to Bokchito listed first.
    • Direct
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Direct is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
    • Garretts Bluff
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
    • Belk
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Belk is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
    • Razor
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Razor is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor

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

Cemeteries Near Bokchito ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bokchito.

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 Bokchito - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bokchito Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Armstrong Academy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Philadelphia Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blue Branch Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Labors Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • McGee Springs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Philadelphia Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Burris Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Julius Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (184 more) ...
    • Wade Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Matoy Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Turnbull Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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 Bokchito in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bokchito.

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

  • Elwood
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Elwood is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Duplex
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Duplex is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
  • Telephone
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Monkstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Monkstown is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkstown
  • Mulberry
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Ivanhoe
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Lamasco
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Lamasco is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
  • Direct
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Direct is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
  • Ravenna
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Selfs
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Selfs is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfs
  • Ray
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ray is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
  • Lannius
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lannius is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lannius
  • Preston
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Denison
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Denison is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bokchito ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bokchito.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bokchito. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bokchito and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bokchito.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Bokchito.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Bokchito:

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 Bokchito, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bokchito) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.