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 Clarks Heights (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 Clarks Heights. 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 Clarks Heights ...
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 occur.
- A typical abbreviation for Clarks Heights: Clarks Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
- While the name of this community is Clarks Heights, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Clarks Heights may originally have been Clark's Heights.
Sometimes the trailing 's' might be dropped altogether, in which case Clarks Heights might be written as Clark Heights.
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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Clarks Heights is located in Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County: Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma, Pontotoc & Seminole.
Below are the counties that are near Clarks Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Clarks Heights:
- Pottawatomie County (The home county of Clarks Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Heights, with the one closest to Clarks Heights listed first.
- Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Bethel Acres
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Shawnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- McLoud
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Aydelotte
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
- Tecumseh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Johnson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Brooksville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Pink
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
- Earlsboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bellemont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Macomb
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Tribbey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Heights, with the one closest to Clarks Heights listed first.
- Little Axe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Etowah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Maguire
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Maguire is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
- Hall Park
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
- Noble
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norman
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughterville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Moore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Heights, with the one closest to Clarks Heights listed first.
- Jacktown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Meeker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Prague
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sparks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Warwick is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Wellston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Chandler
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ingram
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Ingram is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Fallis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Fallis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Davenport
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Kendrick
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kendrick is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Okfuskee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Heights, with the one closest to Clarks Heights listed first.
- Paden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Boley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Oklahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Heights, with the one closest to Clarks Heights listed first.
- Newalla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harrah
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Woods
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Woods is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Choctaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nicoma Park
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Jones
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Midwest City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Luther
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spencer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Hiwassee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Hiwassee is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hiwassee
- Del City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Midway Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Midway Village is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Village
- Forest Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
- Seminole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Clarks Heights, with the one closest to Clarks Heights listed first.
- Seminole
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bowlegs
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lima
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Cromwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Clarks Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Clarks Heights.
Cemeteries Near Clarks Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clarks Heights.
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 Clarks Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Clarks Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Clarks Heights, with the one closest to Clarks Heights listed first.
- Centerville Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- St. Benedict Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- St. Gregory's Abbey Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Blackburn Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dale Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Abrams Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Bethel UMC Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hopewell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Shawnee.
- The Fairview Cemetery has also been known as:
- Shawnee Fairview Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98396 <4>
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Jent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (229 more) ...
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Minneha Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Ray Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
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 Clarks Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Clarks Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Clarks Heights, with the one closest to Clarks Heights listed first.
- Dale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Shawnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Tecumseh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Clifton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Stella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Bellemont
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Choctaw
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Denver
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Denver is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Romulus
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Romulus is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Etowah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Warwick
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Warwick is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Wellston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Clarks Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Clarks Heights.
Newspapers Published in Clarks Heights ...
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 204 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clarks Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clarks Heights, 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 Clarks Heights.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Clarks Heights:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleveland County
- Lincoln County
- Okfuskee County
- Oklahoma County
- Seminole County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
Footnotes ...
| <1> | It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties). |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Clarks Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Clarks Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |