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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 Colcord (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 Colcord. 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 northeast 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 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.

Colcord is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Benton (AR), McDonald (MO), Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Mayes & Ottawa.

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

  • Delaware County     (The home county of Colcord)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colcord, with the one closest to Colcord listed first.
    • Beckwith
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Cloud Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Dripping Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
    • Flint Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Flint Creek is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
    • Kansas
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • West Siloam Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Sycamore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sycamore is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
    • Twin Oaks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Brush Creek
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Brush Creek is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
    • Oaks
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oaks is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <1>
    • Jay
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bull Hollow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Bull Hollow is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hollow
  • Adair County
  • Cherokee County
  • Craig County
  • Mayes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colcord, with the one closest to Colcord listed first.
    • Rose
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Spavinaw
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Disney
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Pump Back
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Snake Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Snake Creek is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
    • Wickliffe
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Wickliffe is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
    • Grand Lake Towne
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Grand Lake Towne is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Towne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Langley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hoot Owl
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Hoot Owl is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot Owl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
    • Salina
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Iron Post
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Iron Post is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Post
    • Locust Grove
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Benton County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colcord, with the one closest to Colcord listed first.
    • Cherokee City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hico
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Hico is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
    • Maysville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Rome City ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Rome City is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
    • Siloam Springs
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Gentry
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Pactolus ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
    • Decatur
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Springtown
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Springtown is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
    • Gallatin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gallatin is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
    • Trident
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gravette
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Washington County (AR)
  • McDonald County (MO)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Colcord, with the one closest to Colcord listed first.
    • South West City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Noel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
    • Ginger Blue
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
    • Pineville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lanagan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lanagan is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanagan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lanagan <1>
    • Tiff City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
    • Jane
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Anderson
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Colcord ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Colcord.

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

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

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

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 Colcord in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Colcord.

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

  • Cherokee City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bloomfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bloomfield is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Hico
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Hico is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
  • Siloam Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Maysville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Pactolus ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
  • Flint ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Flint is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
  • Decatur
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Springtown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Springtown is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Clementine ‑ Historic
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Clementine is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementine
  • Beaty
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Beaty is located in Benton County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty
  • Trident
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Gallatin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Gallatin is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
    • Logan
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Nebo
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Nebo is located in Benton County (AR)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo

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

Newspapers Published in Colcord ...

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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Colcord.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Colcord, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Colcord.

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 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 Colcord:

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colcord) 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 Colcord, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.