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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 Cayuga (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 Cayuga. 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 hospitals and 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.

Cayuga is located in Delaware County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Delaware County: Benton (AR), McDonald (MO), Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Mayes & Ottawa.

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

  • Delaware County     (The home county of Cayuga)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
    • Dodge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Dodge is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodge
    • Grove
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Copeland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Copeland is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
    • Dennis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Dennis is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Zena
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Zena is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
    • Bernice
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Brush Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Brush Creek is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Sycamore
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Sycamore is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Jay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cleora
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Cleora is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
    • New Eucha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • New Eucha is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eucha
    • Eucha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tagg Flats
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Tagg Flats is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tagg Flats
  • Craig County
  • Mayes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
    • Disney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Grand Lake Towne
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Grand Lake Towne is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Towne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Langley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Spavinaw
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pensacola
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Strang
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ottawa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
    • Kellyville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Wyandotte
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Fairland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Ottawa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Afton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Narcissa
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Narcissa is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcissa
    • Peoria
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Peoria is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
    • Dotyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Dotyville is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
    • Miami
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincolnville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Quapaw
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Commerce
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • North Miami
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • North Miami is located in Ottawa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Benton County (AR)
  • Cherokee County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
    • Commonwealth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Baxter Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Treece
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Treece is located in Cherokee County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treece
      • Estimated population in 2012: 136 people
    • Baxter Junction
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Baxter Junction is located in Cherokee County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baxter Junction
    • Cravensville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Lowell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Lowell is located in Cherokee County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
      • Lowell has also been known as:
      • Lowell Station
    • South Galena
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • South Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Galena
    • East Galena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • East Galena is located in Cherokee County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Galena
    • Galena
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Riverton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Keelville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jasper County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
    • Iron Gates
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Iron Gates is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gates
    • Rex City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Rex City is located in Jasper County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex City
  • McDonald County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
    • Tiff City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
    • South West City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • May
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ginger Blue
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Lanagan
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lanagan is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanagan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanagan <1>
    • Noel
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
    • Anderson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Pineville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Goodman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Goodman is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <1>
    • Erie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Wylie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Jane
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Powell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Powell is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Newton County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cayuga, with the one closest to Cayuga listed first.
    • Seneca
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Seneca is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <1>
    • Racine
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Racine is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
    • Neosho
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Loma Linda
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Loma Linda is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
    • Spring City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Spring City is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
    • Boulder City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Boulder City is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
    • Redings Mill
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Redings Mill is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redings Mill
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Stella
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Cliff Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Cliff Village is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 39 people
    • Grand Falls Plaza
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Grand Falls Plaza is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Falls Plaza
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
    • Shoal Creek Drive
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Shoal Creek Drive is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Drive
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
    • Shoal Creek Estates
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Shoal Creek Estates is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoal Creek Estates
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
    • Dennis Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Dennis Acres is located in Newton County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people

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

Cemeteries Near Cayuga ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cayuga.

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.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Cayuga - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Cayuga covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

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.<4>

While we didn't find Cayuga in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Cayuga.

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

  • Tiff City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
  • Hart
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hart is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
  • Coy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Coy is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
  • South West City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Saratoga
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Saratoga is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
  • Noel
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
  • Anderson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Splitlog
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Splitlog is located in McDonald County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splitlog
  • Crump ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Crump is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
  • Seneca
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Seneca is located in Newton County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <1>
  • Beaty
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Beaty is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty
  • Round Top ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Round Top is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Maysville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Sulphur Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pineville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in Cayuga ...

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 136 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cayuga.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cayuga, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cayuga.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful 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 Cayuga:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Cayuga) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Cayuga, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.