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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Cantonment. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Cantonment to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Cantonment, please Contact Us.

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 Cantonment (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 Cantonment. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Although our information shows that the community of Cantonment is historic, it would have been located within present day Blaine 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 Blaine County: Caddo, Canadian, Custer, Dewey, Kingfisher & Major.

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

  • Blaine County     (The home county of Cantonment)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cantonment, with the one closest to Cantonment listed first.
    • Canton
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Longdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Southard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Eagle City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
      • Eagle City is located in Blaine County
    • Okeene
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hitchcock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchcock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Watonga
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Alfalfa County
    • Aline
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Custer County
    • Thomas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
  • Dewey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cantonment, with the one closest to Cantonment listed first.
    • Oakwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Seiling
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Fay
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Taloga
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Putnam
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingfisher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cantonment, with the one closest to Cantonment listed first.
    • Omega
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Lacey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
    • Loyal
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
      • Loyal is located in Kingfisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loyal <2>
  • Major County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cantonment, with the one closest to Cantonment listed first.
    • Fairview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Phroso ‑ Historic
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phroso
      • Phroso is located in Major County
    • Isabella
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Chester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Orienta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cleo Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleo Springs
      • Cleo Springs is located in Major County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleo Springs <2>
    • Ames
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ringwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
      • Ringwood is located in Major County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringwood <2>
  • Woodward County
    • Richmond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Woodward County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cantonment ...

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 66 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cantonment.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cantonment. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cantonment and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cantonment.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Cantonment.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Cantonment:

Cemeteries Near Cantonment ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cantonment.

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

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

  • Indian - Mennonite Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian - Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian - Mennonite Cemetery
  • Cantonment Reinterment Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Longdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Longdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Longdale Cemetery
  • Canton Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Canton Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Canton.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canton Cemetery
  • Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Mennonite Indian Cemetery
  • Cherryvale Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherryvale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherryvale Cemetery
  • Fountain Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fountain Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fountain Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Fern Cliff Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fern Cliff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fern Cliff Cemetery
  • Plymouth Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plymouth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plymouth Cemetery
  • Munice Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Munice Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Munice Cemetery
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
  • Continue List   (112 more) ...
    • Oakwood Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakwood Cemetery
    • Eagle City Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagle City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagle City Cemetery
    • Homestead Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Homestead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Homestead 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.

Cantonment itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Homestead
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
    • Homestead is located in Blaine County
  • Fairview
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Okeene
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Isabella
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Taloga
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Fay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Watonga
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Parvin
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
    • Parvin is located in Kingfisher County
  • Richmond
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Richmond is located in Woodward County
  • Omega
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lacey
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
  • Aline
    (29 miles [46.7 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 Cantonment. See our List of 1890's Communities around Cantonment.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Cantonment, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cantonment) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cantonment. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1002, Longitude: -98.6171    









 

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