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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 Clothier (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 Clothier. 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.

Clothier is located in Cleveland 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 Cleveland County: Canadian, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma & Pottawatomie.

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

  • Cleveland County     (The home county of Clothier)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clothier, with the one closest to Clothier listed first.
    • Moore
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Moore is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <1>
    • Hall Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
    • Franklin
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Franklin is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Norman
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Norman is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <1>
    • Noble
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Noble is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <1>
    • Little Axe
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
    • Maguire
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Maguire is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
    • Slaughterville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
    • Etowah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Etowah is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Lexington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Canadian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clothier, with the one closest to Clothier listed first.
    • Mustang
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Yukon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Yukon is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yukon <1>
    • Richland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Richland is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Union City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clothier, with the one closest to Clothier listed first.
    • Bridge Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bridge Creek is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
    • Tuttle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Amber
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Tabler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tabler is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabler
    • Minco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln County
    • Jacktown
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
  • McClain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clothier, with the one closest to Clothier listed first.
    • Newcastle
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Goldsby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Blanchard
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cole
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cole is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Washington
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Purcell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Dibble
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Criner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Criner is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criner
    • Wayne
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Payne
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Payne is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
    • Rosedale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rosedale is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
  • Oklahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clothier, with the one closest to Clothier listed first.
    • Valley Brook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Valley Brook is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
    • Del City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Midway Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Midway Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Village
    • Smith Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Smith Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Midwest City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Capitol Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Capitol Hill is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Hill
    • Woods
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Woods is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Oklahoma City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Nicoma Park
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Forest Park
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
    • Spencer
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Choctaw
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Lake Aluma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Lake Aluma is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Aluma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Clothier, with the one closest to Clothier listed first.
    • McLoud
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • McLoud is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLoud <1>
    • Pink
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
    • Bethel Acres
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
    • Dale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Tribbey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
    • Macomb
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Macomb is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <1>
    • Brooksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Shawnee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <1>
    • Tecumseh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Aydelotte
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte

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

Cemeteries Near Clothier ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Clothier.

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

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

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

  • Sunset Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Lilac Hill Memorial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • IOOF Memory Gardens Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Rock Creek Road Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ford - Pleasant Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • St. Martins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Blackburn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Schwartz Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (158 more) ...
    • Worley Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clearsprings Mishak Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Resthaven Gardens Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

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.<3>

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

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

  • Moore
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Moore is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <1>
  • Franklin
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Norman
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Norman is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <1>
  • Denver
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Denver is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Newcastle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stella
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Stella is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
  • Oklahoma City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Noble
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Noble is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <1>
  • Choctaw
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Britton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
  • Etowah
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Etowah is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Lexington
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Dale
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Edmond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <1>
    • Arcadia
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)

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

Newspapers Published in Clothier ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Clothier.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Clothier, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Clothier.

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 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 Clothier:

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>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.
<3>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 Clothier, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Clothier) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.