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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 Carwile (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 Carwile. 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.

Name Variations for Carwile ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

Another variation: Carvile.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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.

Carwile is primarily located in Alfalfa County. A portion of Carwile extends into Major 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 Alfalfa County: Barber (KS), Harper (KS), Garfield, Grant, Major & Woods.

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

  • Alfalfa County     (The home county of Carwile)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carwile, with the one closest to Carwile listed first.
    • Helena
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
    • Aline
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Goltry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Carmen
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jet
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
      • Jet is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jet <2>
    • Yewed
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yewed
      • Yewed is located in Alfalfa County
    • Lambert
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Lambert is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Cherokee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Vining
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
      • Vining is located in Alfalfa County
    • Ingersoll
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingersoll
      • Ingersoll is located in Alfalfa County
    • Burlington
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
      • Burlington is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 160 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <2>
    • Byron
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byron
      • Byron is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 35 people
  • Blaine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carwile, with the one closest to Carwile listed first.
    • Okeene
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Longdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Southard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Cantonment ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cantonment. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantonment
      • Cantonment is located in Blaine County
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carwile, with the one closest to Carwile listed first.
    • Lahoma
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahoma
      • Lahoma is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lahoma <2>
    • Carrier
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier
      • Carrier is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier <2>
    • Hillsdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Former name for Hillsdale:
      • Coldwater
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <2>
    • Drummond
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drummond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
      • Drummond is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drummond <2>
    • Enid
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
      • Enid is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,542 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enid <2>
    • North Enid
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Enid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
      • North Enid is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
    • Waukomis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kremlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kremlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremlin
      • Kremlin is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kremlin <2>
    • Bison
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grant County
    • Nash
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
      • Nash is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <2>
  • Kingfisher County
    • Lacey
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
  • Major County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carwile, with the one closest to Carwile listed first.
    • Ringwood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Meno
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meno
      • Meno is located in Major County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meno <2>
    • Cleo Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Orienta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Isabella
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Ames
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Woods County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Carwile, with the one closest to Carwile listed first.
    • Dacoma
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hopeton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Alva
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
      • Alva is located in Woods County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alva <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Carwile ...

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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Carwile.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Carwile, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Carwile.

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 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 Carwile:

Cemeteries Near Carwile ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Carwile.

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

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

  • West New Hopedale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West New Hopedale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West New Hopedale Cemetery
  • Rupert Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Square Cedar Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Square Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Square Cedar Cemetery
  • Free Home Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Free Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Free Home Cemetery
  • Good Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Forrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forrest Cemetery
  • Cleo Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cleo Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cleo Springs Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Union Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • New Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Solf Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (101 more) ...
    • Aline Star Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Eastern Star Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastern Star Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastern Star Cemetery
    • Era Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Era Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Era 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.<6>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Carwile had no post office or railroad service.

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

  • Helena
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Alfalfa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
  • Aline
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Isabella
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jet
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
    • Jet is located in Alfalfa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jet <2>
  • Fairview
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cherokee
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Homestead
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
    • Homestead is located in Blaine County
  • Enid
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
    • Enid is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,542 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enid <2>
  • Okeene
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • North Enid
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Enid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
    • North Enid is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Waukomis
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lacey
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Cato
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
      • Cato is located in Kingfisher County
    • Kremlin
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kremlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremlin
      • Kremlin is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kremlin <2>
    • Parvin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
      • Parvin is located in Kingfisher County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Carwile. 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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Carwile) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carwile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4634, Longitude: -98.3012       In this case, the coordinates for Carwile have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Carwile, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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