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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 Bridgeport (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 Bridgeport. 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 and doctors 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.

Bridgeport is located in Caddo 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 Caddo County: Blaine, Canadian, Comanche, Custer, Grady, Kiowa & Washita.

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

  • Caddo County     (The home county of Bridgeport)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
    • Hinton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
      • Hinton is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <2>
    • Hydro
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hydro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
      • Hydro is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hydro <2>
    • Lookeba
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Binger
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binger
      • Binger is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binger <2>
    • Eakly
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Albert
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Swan Lake
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
      • Swan Lake is located in Caddo County
    • Gracemont
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Washita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Blaine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
    • Geary
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
      • Geary is located in Blaine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geary <2>
    • Greenfield
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Blaine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <2>
    • Watonga
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hitchcock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchcock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
      • Hitchcock is located in Blaine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchcock <2>
    • Eagle City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
      • Eagle City is located in Blaine County
  • Canadian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
    • Calumet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
      • Calumet is located in Canadian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet <2>
    • Concho
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • El Reno
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Powers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
      • Powers is located in Canadian County
    • Okarche
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Union City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • 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>
  • Custer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
    • Weatherford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatherford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford
      • Weatherford is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,901 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weatherford <2>
    • Thomas
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Thomas is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomas <2>
    • Custer City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Dewey County
  • Grady County
    • Minco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
  • Kingfisher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
    • Omega
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Alpha
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
  • Washita County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bridgeport, with the one closest to Bridgeport listed first.
    • Colony
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
      • Colony is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colony <2>
    • Corn
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn
      • Corn is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corn <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Bridgeport ...

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 62 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bridgeport.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Bridgeport. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Bridgeport and those printed in the larger area surrounding Bridgeport.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Bridgeport.

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 Bridgeport:

Cemeteries Near Bridgeport ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bridgeport.

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

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

  • Graceland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Graceland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Graceland Cemetery
  • Hinton Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinton Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Geary Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Geary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Geary Cemetery
  • Constien Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Constien Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Constien Cemetery
  • Mound Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mound Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mound Valley Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Richland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Richland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Richland Cemetery
  • Sunny Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunny Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunny Hill Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Niles Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niles Cemetery
  • Continue List   (102 more) ...
    • Hydro Masonic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Hydro Catholic Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hydro Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hydro Catholic Cemetery
    • Lookeba Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lookeba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lookeba Cemetery

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.<4>

While we didn't find Bridgeport in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Bridgeport.

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

  • Geary
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
    • Geary is located in Blaine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geary <2>
  • Calumet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
    • Calumet is located in Canadian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet <2>
  • Weatherford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatherford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford
    • Weatherford is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,901 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weatherford <2>
  • Altona
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Altona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
    • Altona is located in Kingfisher County
  • Watonga
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • El Reno
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Omega
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Fay
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Okarche
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Alpha
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Alpha is located in Kingfisher County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bridgeport. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bridgeport) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bridgeport. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5461, Longitude: -98.3845    
<4>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 Bridgeport, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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