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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 Brady (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 Brady. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Brady is located in Garvin 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 Garvin County: Carter, Grady, McClain, Murray, Pontotoc & Stephens.

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

  • Garvin County     (The home county of Brady)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brady, with the one closest to Brady listed first.
    • Katie
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
      • Katie is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
    • Elmore City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore City
      • Elmore City is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore City <2>
    • Wynnewood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pauls Valley
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hennepin
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Whitebead
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead
      • Whitebead is located in Garvin County
      • Whitebead has also been known as:
      • White Bead
    • Antioch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Garvin County
    • Foster
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Foster is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster <2>
    • Pernell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Paoli
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
      • Paoli is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <2>
    • Maysville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wallville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
      • Wallville is located in Garvin County
    • Stratford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brady, with the one closest to Brady listed first.
    • Tatums
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tatums have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatums
      • Tatums is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatums <2>
    • Pooleville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tussy
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ratliff City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ratliff City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ratliff City
      • Ratliff City is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 117 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ratliff City <2>
    • Woodford
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Carter County
    • Countyline
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pruitt City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pruitt City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt City
      • Pruitt City is located in Carter County
    • Milo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Clemscott
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemscott
      • Clemscott is located in Carter County
    • Fox
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Graham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pike City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
      • Pike City is located in Carter County
    • Springer
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer
      • Springer is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 698 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springer <2>
  • Cleveland County
    • Lexington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brady, with the one closest to Brady listed first.
    • Cox City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox City
      • Cox City is located in Grady County
    • Bradley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Johnston County
    • Mill Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Mill Creek is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <2>
  • McClain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brady, with the one closest to Brady listed first.
    • Wayne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Rosedale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Rosedale is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Byars
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars
      • Byars is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byars <2>
    • Payne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Criner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criner
      • Criner is located in McClain County
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brady, with the one closest to Brady listed first.
    • Washita
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
      • Washita is located in Murray County
    • Davis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis
      • Davis is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davis <2>
    • Cedar Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
      • Cedar Village is located in Murray County
    • Sulphur
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dougherty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
      • Dougherty is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dougherty <2>
    • Crusher
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crusher. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
      • Crusher is located in Murray County
    • Hickory
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Pontotoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brady, with the one closest to Brady listed first.
    • Roff
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
      • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <2>
    • Fitzhugh
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitzhugh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
      • Fitzhugh is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fitzhugh <2>
  • Pottawatomie County
    • Wanette
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Brady, with the one closest to Brady listed first.
    • Velma
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
      • Velma is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velma <2>
    • Loco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
      • Loco is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco <2>
    • Bray
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray
      • Bray is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bray <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Brady ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Brady.

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

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

  • Sweet Home Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Klondike Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Klondike Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Klondike Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Katie Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Katie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Katie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wynnewood View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wynnewood View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wynnewood View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shirley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shirley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shirley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Five Mile Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Five Mile Cemetery
    • The Five Mile Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Five Mile Creek Cemetery
    • Fivemile Creek Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2166188 <4>
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oaklawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • State School Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the State School Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the State School Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Olivet Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Elmore City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmore City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmore City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • The Old Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Old Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Old Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (120 more) ...
    • Hennepin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hennepin Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hennepin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Oak Ridge Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99116 <4>
    • Wheeler Flats Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Flats Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Flats 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 Brady in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Brady.

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

  • Woodford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Woodford. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • Woodford is located in Carter County
  • Lexington
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Eason
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eason have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason
    • Eason is located in Pottawatomie County

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

Newspapers Published in Brady ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Brady.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Brady, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Brady.

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 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 Brady:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brady. 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 Brady, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brady) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brady. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6229, Longitude: -97.2825       In this case, the coordinates for Brady have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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