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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 Boley (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 Boley. 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 hospitals and doctors 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.

Boley is located in Okfuskee 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 Okfuskee County: Creek, Hughes, Lincoln, McIntosh, Okmulgee, Pottawatomie & Seminole.

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

  • Okfuskee County     (The home county of Boley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boley, with the one closest to Boley listed first.
    • Paden
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Castle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ixl
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ixl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
      • Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Mason
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bearden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bearden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
      • Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Okemah
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clearview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Pharoah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Weleetka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boley, with the one closest to Boley listed first.
    • Milfay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Depew
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Depew have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
      • Depew is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <1>
    • Pulaski ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pulaski. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Pulaski is located in Creek County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pulaski
      • From Boley to Pulaski
    • Bristow
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Slick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Shamrock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
      • Shamrock is located in Creek County
      • Estimated population in 2013: 102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamrock <1>
  • Hughes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boley, with the one closest to Boley listed first.
    • Wetumka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Yeager
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeager have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
      • Yeager is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Holdenville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Dustin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dustin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
      • Dustin is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boley, with the one closest to Boley listed first.
    • Prague
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Sparks
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
      • Sparks is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparks <1>
    • Stroud
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Davenport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
      • Davenport is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <1>
    • Meeker
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
      • Meeker is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meeker <1>
    • Kendrick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Chandler
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jacktown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • South Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
      • South Village is located in Lincoln County
    • Avery
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Okmulgee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boley, with the one closest to Boley listed first.
    • Henryetta
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henryetta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryetta
      • Henryetta is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henryetta <1>
    • Beggs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Schulter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schulter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schulter
      • Schulter is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schulter <1>
    • Spelter City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spelter City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter City
      • Spelter City is located in Okmulgee County
    • Coalton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Dewar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
      • Dewar is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewar <1>
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boley, with the one closest to Boley listed first.
    • Johnson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Earlsboro
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Aydelotte
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Shawnee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Maud
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maud. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Maud
      • From Boley to Maud
    • Tecumseh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
      • Tecumseh is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,641 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <1>
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Boley, with the one closest to Boley listed first.
    • Cromwell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cromwell <1>
    • Seminole
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seminole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seminole
      • Seminole is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,035 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seminole <1>
    • Lima
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lima have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Lima is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Wewoka
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Bowlegs
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Boley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Boley.

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

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

  • Boley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eastlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Rusk Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rusk Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rusk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East St. Emmanuel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East St. Emmanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East St. Emmanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Valley Grove Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Valley Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Valley Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shady Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shady Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chilesville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilesville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chilesville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Chisholm Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chisholm Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chisholm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Castle Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Castle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Castle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McCulah Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McCulah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McCulah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (201 more) ...
    • Schoolton Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Prairie Springs Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ebenezer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ebenezer Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ebenezer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 Boley in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Boley.

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

  • Arlington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Lincoln County
  • Bellemont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellemont have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
    • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Stroud
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Davenport
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Davenport is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <1>
  • Clifton
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Lincoln County
  • Shawnee
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chandler
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tecumseh
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tecumseh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tecumseh
    • Tecumseh is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,641 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tecumseh <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Boley ...

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 86 newspapers that have been published in the area around Boley.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 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 Boley:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Boley. 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>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 Boley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Boley) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Boley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4933, Longitude: -96.4837    









 

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