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Our Genealogy Helper

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 Cheyenne Valley (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 Cheyenne Valley. 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 Cheyenne Valley ...

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.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Cheyenne Valley: Cheyenne Vly. (or less commonly used: Cheyenne Vally. or Cheyenne Vlly.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Cheyenne Valley. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cheyenne Valley.

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.

Cheyenne Valley is located in Major 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 Major County: Alfalfa, Blaine, Dewey, Garfield, Kingfisher, Woods & Woodward.

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

  • Major County     (The home county of Cheyenne Valley)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheyenne Valley, with the one closest to Cheyenne Valley listed first.
    • Orienta
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Phroso ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Phroso is located in Major County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phroso
    • Cleo Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Fairview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chester
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Isabella
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Ringwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Meno
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Ames
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Alfalfa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheyenne Valley, with the one closest to Cheyenne Valley listed first.
    • Aline
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Carmen
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Helena
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lambert
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lambert is located in Alfalfa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Yewed
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Yewed is located in Alfalfa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yewed
    • Goltry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Blaine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheyenne Valley, with the one closest to Cheyenne Valley listed first.
    • Longdale
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Cantonment ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Cantonment is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantonment
    • Canton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Southard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Carlton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Carlton is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlton
    • Okeene
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Eagle City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Eagle City is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
  • Dewey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheyenne Valley, with the one closest to Cheyenne Valley listed first.
    • Seiling
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Taloga
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Oakwood
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Woods County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheyenne Valley, with the one closest to Cheyenne Valley listed first.
    • Heman
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Heman is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heman
    • Waynoka
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Dacoma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Hopeton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Avard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Avard is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avard
    • Alva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Alva is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alva <1>
  • Woodward County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cheyenne Valley, with the one closest to Cheyenne Valley listed first.
    • Quinlan
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Quinlan is located in Woodward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinlan
    • Richmond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Richmond is located in Woodward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Curtis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Curtis is located in Woodward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Mutual
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Mooreland
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Cheyenne Valley ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cheyenne Valley.

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 Cheyenne Valley - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Cheyenne Valley Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Lone Star Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Roscoe Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Galena Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Saron Mennonite Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saron Mennonite Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Saron Mennonite Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the north of Fairview.
    • The Saron Mennonite Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Saron Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2235753 <3>
  • Connor Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Golden Lodge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • North Mennonite Brethren Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (96 more) ...
    • Fern Cliff Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Fairview 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.<4>

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

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

  • Fairview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Aline
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Cantonment ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Cantonment is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantonment
  • Isabella
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Waynoka
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Heman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Heman is located in Woods County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heman
  • Carwile
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Carwile is located in Alfalfa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carwile
  • Homestead
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Homestead is located in Blaine County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
  • Helena
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Richmond
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Richmond is located in Woodward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
    • Okeene
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Curtis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Curtis is located in Woodward County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtis
    • Taloga
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Noel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Noel is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
    • Alva
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Alva is located in Woods County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alva
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,882 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alva <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Cheyenne Valley ...

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 99 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cheyenne Valley.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cheyenne Valley, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cheyenne Valley.

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 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 Cheyenne Valley:

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' (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- Cheyenne Valley) 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 Cheyenne Valley, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.