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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 Canadian (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 Canadian. 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 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.

Canadian is located in Pittsburg 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 Pittsburg County: Atoka, Coal, Haskell, Hughes, Latimer, McIntosh & Pushmataha.

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

  • Pittsburg County     (The home county of Canadian)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canadian, with the one closest to Canadian listed first.
    • Sams Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sams Point is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Point
    • Crowder
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Bristow Point
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bristow Point is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow Point
    • Carlton Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Carlton Landing is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton Landing
    • Indianola
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Blocker
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Longtown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bug Tussle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Bug Tussle is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
    • Quinton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Krebs
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <1>
    • McAlester
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Alderson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Haskell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canadian, with the one closest to Canadian listed first.
    • Enterprise
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Enterprise is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
    • Hoyt
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Kinta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Whitefield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Sans Bois
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Sans Bois is located in Haskell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Bois
    • Lequire
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Stigler
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Hughes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canadian, with the one closest to Canadian listed first.
    • Dustin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Dustin is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Lamar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Latimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canadian, with the one closest to Canadian listed first.
    • Degnan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Degnan is located in Latimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degnan
    • Gowen
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilburton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Damon
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Damon is located in Latimer County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
    • Panola
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canadian, with the one closest to Canadian listed first.
    • Carters Corner
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Carters Corner is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Corner
    • Eufaula
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Vivian
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Vivian is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
    • Stidham
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Hanna
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Onapa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Onapa is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onapa
      • Onapa has also been known as:
      • Bond
    • Texanna
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Texanna is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texanna
    • Duchess Landing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Duchess Landing is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchess Landing
    • Checotah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Richardsville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Richardsville is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
    • Hitchita
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Shady Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Shady Grove is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Muskogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canadian, with the one closest to Canadian listed first.
    • Porum
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Council Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Oktaha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Simms
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Simms is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
    • Warner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Wainwright
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Okfuskee County
    • Weleetka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Okmulgee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Canadian, with the one closest to Canadian listed first.
    • Salem
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Salem is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Hoffman
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Hoffman is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Dewar
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Grayson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Grayson is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Henryetta
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Spelter City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spelter City is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter City
    • Coalton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Coalton is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
    • Schulter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Canadian ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Canadian.

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

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

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

  • Masonic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • McDougal Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Old Mellette Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • New Mellette Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Massey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Wesley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Scott Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Indianola Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Washington Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lawson Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Polk Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (136 more) ...
    • Polokee Charles Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polokee Charles Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Polokee Charles Cemetery is located 3 miles [4.8 km]<2> to the west of Eufaula.
      • The Polokee Charles Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Charles Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98135 <3>
    • McIntosh Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntosh Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the McIntosh Family Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Eufaula.
      • The McIntosh Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • McIntosh Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2141211 <3>
    • Evans Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Canadian ...

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 102 newspapers that have been published in the area around Canadian.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Canadian. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Canadian and those printed in the larger area surrounding Canadian.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Canadian.

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 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 Canadian:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Canadian) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.