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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 Cashion (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 Cashion. 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 Cashion ...

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.

Cashion was originally named Downs

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 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.

Cashion is primarily located in Kingfisher County. A portion of Cashion extends into Logan 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 Kingfisher County: Blaine, Canadian, Garfield, Logan, Major & Oklahoma.

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

  • Kingfisher County     (The home county of Cashion)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cashion, with the one closest to Cashion listed first.
    • Reeding
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeding have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeding
      • Reeding is located in Kingfisher County
    • Wandel
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kingfisher
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingfisher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfisher
      • Kingfisher is located in Kingfisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingfisher <2>
    • Dover
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Hennessey
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Oneida
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oneida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oneida
      • From Cashion to Oneida
    • Alpha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alpha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alpha
      • From Cashion to Alpha
    • Loyal
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Altona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Altona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
      • Altona is located in Kingfisher County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Altona
      • From Cashion to Altona
    • Omega
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Canadian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cashion, with the one closest to Cashion listed first.
    • Piedmont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Canadian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <2>
    • Richland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Okarche
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Yukon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yukon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
      • Yukon is located in Canadian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yukon <2>
    • Concho
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • El Reno
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mustang
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
      • Mustang is located in Canadian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,049 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mustang <2>
    • Calumet
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
      • Calumet is located in Canadian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet <2>
    • Powers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Union City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Canadian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <2>
  • Garfield County
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cashion, with the one closest to Cashion listed first.
    • Cimarron City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cimarron City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
      • Cimarron City is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cimarron City
      • From Cashion to Cimarron City
    • Cedar Valley
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
      • Cedar Valley is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Crescent
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lakeview
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lakeview
      • From Cashion to Lakeview
    • Guthrie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Lawrie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
      • Lawrie is located in Logan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lawrie
      • From Cashion to Lawrie
    • Mulhall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Meridian
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
    • Marshall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Marshall is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <2>
    • Langston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Coyle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Orlando
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oklahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cashion, with the one closest to Cashion listed first.
    • Edmond
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • The Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Britton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethany
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Warr Acres
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warr Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warr Acres
      • Warr Acres is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,088 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warr Acres <2>
    • Nichols Hills
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nichols Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nichols Hills
      • Nichols Hills is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,955 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nichols Hills <2>
    • Woodlawn Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
      • Woodlawn Park is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Arcadia
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <2>
    • Lake Aluma
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Aluma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Aluma
      • Lake Aluma is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
    • Forest Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
      • Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
    • Lake Hiwassee
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Oklahoma City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Cashion ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cashion.

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

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

  • Cashion Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cashion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cashion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mercy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Patricks Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Christner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Christner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Christner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Whisler Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Whisler Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Whisler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Knowles Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Knowles Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Knowles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bird Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bird Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bird Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grimes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grimes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grimes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (158 more) ...
    • Kansas Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kansas Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kansas Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Zion Community Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Community Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Cashion in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cashion.

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

  • Wandel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Seward
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seward have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward
    • Seward is located in Logan County
  • Zion ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
    • Zion is located in Kingfisher County
  • Crescent
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Waterloo
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterloo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
    • Waterloo is located in Logan County
  • Lakeview
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Logan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lakeview
    • From Cashion to Lakeview
  • Kingfisher
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingfisher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfisher
    • Kingfisher is located in Kingfisher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingfisher <2>
  • Edmond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Guthrie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Okarche
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Lawrie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
    • Lawrie is located in Logan County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lawrie
    • From Cashion to Lawrie
  • Britton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Cashion ...

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 238 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cashion.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Cashion. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Cashion and those printed in the larger area surrounding Cashion.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6> of Cashion.

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 Cashion:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cashion. 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>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 Cashion, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cashion) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cashion. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8005, Longitude: -97.6791    









 

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