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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 Cloudy (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 Cloudy. 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.

Cloudy is located in Pushmataha County.

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

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Pushmataha County: Atoka, Choctaw, Latimer, Le Flore, McCurtain & Pittsburg.

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

  • Pushmataha County     (The home county of Cloudy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloudy, with the one closest to Cloudy listed first.
    • Oleta
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleta
      • Oleta is located in Pushmataha County
    • Corinne
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
      • Corinne is located in Pushmataha County
    • Snow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Rattan
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Finley
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Nashoba
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Belzoni
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
      • Belzoni is located in Pushmataha County
    • Nolia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolia
      • Nolia is located in Pushmataha County
    • Ethel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
      • Ethel is located in Pushmataha County
    • Eubanks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eubanks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eubanks
      • Eubanks is located in Pushmataha County
    • Stanley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Pushmataha County
    • Antlers
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Atoka County
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloudy, with the one closest to Cloudy listed first.
    • Spencerville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Apple
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
      • Apple is located in Choctaw County
    • Virgil
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
      • Virgil is located in Choctaw County
    • Fort Towson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
      • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <1>
    • Sawyer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <1>
    • Swink
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Hugo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Hugo is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
    • Frogville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frogville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County
    • Grant
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Soper
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Le Flore County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloudy, with the one closest to Cloudy listed first.
    • Honobia
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ludlow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ludlow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Le Flore County
  • McCurtain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cloudy, with the one closest to Cloudy listed first.
    • Ringold
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Rufe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pickens
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Slim
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
      • Slim is located in McCurtain County
    • Battiest
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Wright City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
      • Wright City is located in McCurtain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <1>
    • Valliant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Bethel
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Millerton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in McCurtain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <1>
    • Golden
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Garvin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Red River County (TX)
    • Kanawha
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
      • Kanawha is located in Red River County (TX)

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

Newspapers Published in Cloudy ...

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 43 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cloudy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cloudy, 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 Cloudy.

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 websites either 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 Cloudy:

Cemeteries Near Cloudy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cloudy.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Cloudy Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cloudy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cloudy Cemetery
  • Corinne Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Corinne Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Corinne Cemetery
  • Goodwater Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwater Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwater Cemetery
  • Black Jack Indian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Jack Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Jack Indian Cemetery
  • One Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the One Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the One Creek Cemetery
  • Ringold Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ringold Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ringold Cemetery
  • Rattan Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Spencerville Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spencerville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spencerville Cemetery
  • Sobol Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sobol Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sobol Cemetery
  • Belzoni Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Belzoni Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Belzoni Cemetery
  • Wilson Chapel Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Chapel Cemetery
  • Nashoba Indian Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Nashoba Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Nashoba Indian Cemetery
  • Continue List   (85 more) ...
    • Black Fork Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Black Fork Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Black Fork Cemetery
    • Finley Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Finley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Finley Cemetery
    • Nolia Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cloudy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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 from Point A (ie- Cloudy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cloudy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3021, Longitude: -95.2810    
<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.




 

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