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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 Cambridge (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 Cambridge. 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.

Cambridge is located in Kiowa 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 Kiowa County: Beckham, Caddo, Comanche, Greer, Jackson, Tillman & Washita.

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

  • Kiowa County     (The home county of Cambridge)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
    • Lone Wolf
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Hobart
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Lugert ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lugert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugert
      • Lugert is located in Kiowa County
    • Gotebo
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gotebo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotebo
      • Gotebo is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gotebo <1>
    • Roosevelt
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosevelt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
      • Roosevelt is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <1>
    • Cooperton
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperton
      • Cooperton is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Mountain View
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Park
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
      • Mountain Park is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Park <1>
  • Beckham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
    • Carter
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
      • Elk City is located in Beckham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk City <1>
    • Delhi
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Beckham County
    • Sayre
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
      • Sayre is located in Beckham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <1>
  • Greer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
    • Granite
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
      • Granite is located in Greer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite <1>
    • Willow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Willow is located in Greer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow <1>
    • Mangum
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Greer County
    • Jester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
      • Jester is located in Greer County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
    • Blair
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Blair is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <1>
    • Friendship
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Martha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Altus
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
      • Altus is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <1>
    • Headrick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Washita County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cambridge, with the one closest to Cambridge listed first.
    • Sentinel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Rocky
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky
      • Rocky is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky <1>
    • Dill City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dill City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill City
      • Dill City is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dill City <1>
    • Burns Flat
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Flat
      • Burns Flat is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns Flat <1>
    • New Cordell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
      • New Cordell is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
      • New Cordell has also been known as:
      • Cordell
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <1>
    • Canute
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Bessie
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
      • Bessie is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessie <1>
    • Foss
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
      • Foss is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foss <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Cambridge ...

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 129 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cambridge.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cambridge, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cambridge.

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 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 Cambridge:

Cemeteries Near Cambridge ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cambridge.

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

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

  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Wolf Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Wolf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Wolf Cemetery
  • Huckleby Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Huckleby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Huckleby Cemetery
  • Sentinel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sentinel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sentinel Cemetery
  • Hobart Rose Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hobart Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hobart Rose Cemetery
  • Retrop Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Retrop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Retrop Cemetery
  • Port Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Port Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Port Cemetery
  • Grissom Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grissom Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grissom Cemetery
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Granite Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granite Cemetery
  • Liberty Bell Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Bell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Bell Cemetery
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Continue List   (95 more) ...
    • Quartz Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quartz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quartz Cemetery
    • South Burns Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Burns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Burns Cemetery
    • Rock Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock 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.<5>

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

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

  • Rainy ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy
    • Rainy is located in Washita County
  • New Cordell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
    • New Cordell is located in Washita County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
    • New Cordell has also been known as:
    • Cordell
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <1>
  • Mangum
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cloud Chief
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloud Chief have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Chief
    • Cloud Chief is located in Washita County
  • Bloomington
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Bloomington is located in Greer County
  • Martha
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Delhi
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Delhi is located in Beckham County
  • Jester
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
    • Jester is located in Greer County
  • Altus
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
    • Altus is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cambridge. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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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>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- Cambridge) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cambridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0728, Longitude: -99.2054       In this case, the coordinates for Cambridge have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Cambridge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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