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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 Chelsea (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 Chelsea. 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 and doctors 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.

Chelsea is located in Rogers 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 Rogers County: Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Tulsa, Wagoner & Washington.

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

  • Rogers County     (The home county of Chelsea)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
    • Bushyhead
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Bushyhead is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushyhead
    • Foyil
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jamestown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jamestown is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Sequoyah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Sequoyah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoyah
    • Talala
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Oologah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Claremore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Justice
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Justice is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
    • Tiawah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Tiawah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiawah
    • Verdigris
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Verdigris is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdigris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
    • Limestone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Limestone is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Valley Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Park is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Gregory
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Gregory is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Craig County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
    • Big Cabin
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Vinita
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ketchum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Hollow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Hollow is located in Craig County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
    • Bluejacket
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Welch
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
    • Cleora
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cleora is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
    • Bernice
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Dennis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Dennis is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
    • Old Eucha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Eucha is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eucha
  • Mayes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
    • Adair
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pryor Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pryor Creek is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,392 people
      • Pryor Creek has also been known as:
      • Pryor
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pryor Creek <1>
    • Pensacola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Pensacola is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Strang
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Langley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Hoot Owl
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hoot Owl is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot Owl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
    • Grand Lake Towne
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Grand Lake Towne is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Towne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Salina
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sportsmen Acres
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sportsmen Acres is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmen Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Disney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Spavinaw
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Chouteau
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Wickliffe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Wickliffe is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
  • Nowata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
    • New Alluwe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • New Alluwe is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alluwe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Coodys Bluff
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Coodys Bluff is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coodys Bluff
    • Watova
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Watova is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watova
    • Nowata
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sanders
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Sanders is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
    • Delaware
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenapah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Ottawa County
    • Afton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Tulsa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
    • Collinsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Owasso
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Wagoner County
    • Fair Oaks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Chelsea, with the one closest to Chelsea listed first.
    • Oglesby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Oglesby is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
    • Hogshooter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Hogshooter is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogshooter
    • Vera
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Vera is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vera <1>
    • Ramona
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Ochelata
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Chelsea ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Chelsea.

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 Chelsea - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Chelsea Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Snider Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dawes Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Beck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Winganon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rider Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wards Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • West Adair Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shawnee Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Lone Chapel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (132 more) ...
    • White Oak Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Madden Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Adair Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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.<2>

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

  • Rogers
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rogers is located in Craig County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Chelsea ...

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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Chelsea.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Chelsea. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Chelsea and those printed in the larger area surrounding Chelsea.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Chelsea.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Chelsea:

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>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 Chelsea, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Chelsea) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.