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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 Cato (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 Cato. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Cato is located in Kingfisher 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 Cato. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Cato:

  • Kingfisher County     (The home county of Cato)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
    • Lacey
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
    • Hennessey
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Loyal
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Dover
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
    • Alpha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
    • Kingfisher
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Omega
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wandel
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandel
      • Wandel is located in Kingfisher County
    • Cashion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Alfalfa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
    • Goltry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Helena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
  • Blaine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
    • Okeene
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Hitchcock
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchcock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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>
    • Southard
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Longdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Watonga
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Canadian County
    • Okarche
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
    • Bison
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Drummond
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Waukomis
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lahoma
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Enid
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Douglas
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Douglas is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <2>
    • Carrier
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • North Enid
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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
    • Fairmont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
      • Fairmont is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <2>
    • Breckenridge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
      • Breckenridge is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Covington
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <2>
    • Hillsdale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Kremlin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • 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>
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
    • Marshall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • Crescent
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cimarron City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cimarron City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
      • Cimarron City is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
  • Major County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cato, with the one closest to Cato listed first.
    • Ames
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Meno
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Isabella
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Ringwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Fairview
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Cleo Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Cato ...

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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cato.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cato, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cato.

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 Cato:

Cemeteries Near Cato ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cato.

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

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

  • Morrison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
  • Lacey Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lacey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lacey Cemetery
  • Maple Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Grove Cemetery
  • Hope Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
  • Cimarron Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cimarron Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cimarron Valley Cemetery
  • Wilhite Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilhite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilhite Cemetery
  • Harmony Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
  • Hennessey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hennessey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hennessey Cemetery
  • Hennessey Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wildwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildwood Cemetery
  • Delnorte Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delnorte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delnorte Cemetery
  • Continue List   (125 more) ...
    • St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery
    • Bison Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bison Cemetery
    • Holcomb - Cook Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holcomb - Cook Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holcomb - Cook 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.<5>

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

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

  • Lacey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Hennessey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Parvin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Waukomis
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oneida
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oneida have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
  • Dover
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
  • Okeene
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Isabella
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Alpha
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alpha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
  • Enid
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Homestead
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • 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
  • Omega
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Kingfisher
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Marshall
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • 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>
    • North Enid
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • 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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cato. 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cato) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cato. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1459, Longitude: -98.0326       In this case, the coordinates for Cato have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Cato, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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