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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 Carson (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 Carson. 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 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.

Carson is located in Hughes 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 Hughes County: Coal, McIntosh, Okfuskee, Pittsburg, Pontotoc & Seminole.

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

  • Hughes County     (The home county of Carson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
    • Lamar
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lamar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamar
      • Lamar is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lamar <2>
    • Dustin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dustin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
      • Dustin is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Wetumka
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Horntown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horntown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
      • Horntown is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Yeager
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yeager have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
      • Yeager is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Calvin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Stuart
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Holdenville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Atwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Atwood. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
      • Atwood is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 68 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <2>
    • Spaulding
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spaulding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Spaulding is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Gerty
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gerty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gerty
      • Gerty is located in Hughes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Non
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Non
      • Non is located in Hughes County
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
    • Hanna
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hanna have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanna
      • Hanna is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanna <2>
    • Vivian
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vivian
      • Vivian is located in McIntosh County
    • Carters Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Corner
      • Carters Corner is located in McIntosh County
    • Stidham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eufaula
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Hitchita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchita have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchita
      • Hitchita is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchita <2>
  • Okfuskee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
    • Weleetka
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Clearview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
      • Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Pharoah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoah
      • Pharoah is located in Okfuskee County
    • Bearden
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bearden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
      • Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Okemah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Castle
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
      • Castle is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Ixl
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ixl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
      • Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Okmulgee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
    • Salem
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Salem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Okmulgee County
    • Henryetta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henryetta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henryetta
      • Henryetta is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,503 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henryetta <2>
    • Dewar
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewar
      • Dewar is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 848 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewar <2>
    • Spelter City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spelter City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter City
      • Spelter City is located in Okmulgee County
    • Coalton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
      • Coalton is located in Okmulgee County
    • Schulter
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schulter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schulter
      • Schulter is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 494 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schulter <2>
    • Grayson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
      • Grayson is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Hoffman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
      • Hoffman is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Pittsburg County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
    • Indianola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indianola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indianola
      • Indianola is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indianola <2>
    • Haywood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haywood
      • Haywood is located in Pittsburg County
    • Sams Point
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Point
      • Sams Point is located in Pittsburg County
    • Bug Tussle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
      • Bug Tussle is located in Pittsburg County
    • Canadian
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canadian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canadian
      • Canadian is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 203 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canadian <2>
    • Crowder
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crowder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowder
      • Crowder is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 402 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crowder <2>
    • McAlester
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Chambers
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chambers
      • Chambers is located in Pittsburg County
    • Krebs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Krebs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebs
      • Krebs is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,000 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Krebs <2>
    • Bristow Point
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow Point
      • Bristow Point is located in Pittsburg County
    • Ashland
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
      • Ashland is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63 people
    • Savanna
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pontotoc County
    • Allen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
      • Allen is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 930 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <2>
  • Seminole County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carson, with the one closest to Carson listed first.
    • Wewoka
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Cromwell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cromwell <2>
    • Sasakwa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Lima
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lima have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Lima is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people

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

Cemeteries Near Carson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carson.

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

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

  • Carson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lamar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sand Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sand Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sand Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hughlow Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hughlow Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hughlow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Dustin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dustin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dustin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Old Dustin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Dustin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Dustin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wetumka Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetumka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wetumka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Community Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Community Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barnett Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnett Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnett Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • McMahan Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the McMahan Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the McMahan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Vernon Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mosewiley Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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    • Wetumka Baptist Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wetumka Baptist Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wetumka Baptist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lone Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Grove Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Ulan Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ulan Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ulan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

Newspapers Published in Carson ...

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 98 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carson, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carson.

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 websites either 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 Carson:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carson. 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Carson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1659, Longitude: -96.0886       In this case, the coordinates for Carson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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