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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 Bromide (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 Bromide. 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 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.

Bromide is primarily located in Johnston County. A portion of Bromide extends into Coal 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 Johnston County: Atoka, Bryan, Carter, Coal, Marshall, Murray & Pontotoc.

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

  • Johnston County     (The home county of Bromide)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bromide, with the one closest to Bromide listed first.
    • Wapanucka
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Connerville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Coleman
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Milburn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Reagan
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Reagan is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
    • Tishomingo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Mill Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ravia
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Bee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Bee is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
    • Mannsville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Atoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bromide, with the one closest to Bromide listed first.
    • Tushka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Tushka is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Caney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Atoka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Bruno
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Bruno is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruno
    • Stringtown
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Bentley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Bentley is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
    • Lane
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bromide, with the one closest to Bromide listed first.
    • Kenefic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Caddo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Armstrong
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Armstrong is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Silo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Silo is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Mead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Durant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Coal County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bromide, with the one closest to Bromide listed first.
    • Clarita
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Tupelo
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Centrahoma
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Lehigh
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Phillips
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Phillips is located in Coal County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillips
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
    • Coalgate
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hughes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bromide, with the one closest to Bromide listed first.
    • Citra
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Citra is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citra
    • Non
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Non is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bromide, with the one closest to Bromide listed first.
    • Little City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Little City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
    • Cumberland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Cumberland is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Madill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Oakland is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bromide, with the one closest to Bromide listed first.
    • Hickory
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hickory is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
    • Sulphur
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Crusher
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Crusher is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
  • Pontotoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Bromide, with the one closest to Bromide listed first.
    • Jesse
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jesse is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesse
    • Harden City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Harden City is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harden City
    • Fittstown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Franks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Franks is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franks
    • Stonewall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Lula
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Lula is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lula
    • Fitzhugh
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ahloso
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Ahloso is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ahloso
    • Roff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <1>
    • Homer
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Homer is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
    • Ada
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ada is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <1>
    • Oakman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman

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

Cemeteries Near Bromide ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Bromide.

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

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

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

  • Wells Valley Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pilgrim Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Bold Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fillmore Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Seeley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pontotoc Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Connerville Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lawrence - Banks Family Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...
    • Whitehall Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Keel Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Bromide ...

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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Bromide.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Bromide, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Bromide.

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 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 Bromide:

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>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- Bromide) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.