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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 Cookson (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 Cookson. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Cookson is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Adair, Mayes, Muskogee, Sequoyah & Wagoner.

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

  • Cherokee County     (The home county of Cookson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cookson, with the one closest to Cookson listed first.
    • Dry Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
      • Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
    • Pettit Bay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Caney Ridge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pettit
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
      • Pettit is located in Cherokee County
    • Carters Landing
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Tenkiller
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenkiller have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
      • Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
    • Keys
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
      • Keys is located in Cherokee County
    • Park Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
      • Park Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hill <2>
    • Zeb
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeb have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeb
      • Zeb is located in Cherokee County
    • Tsa La Gi Indian Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tsa La Gi Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tsa La Gi Indian Village
      • Tsa La Gi Indian Village is located in Cherokee County
    • Welling
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welling
      • Welling is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welling <2>
    • Woodall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall
      • Woodall is located in Cherokee County
    • Tahlequah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cookson, with the one closest to Cookson listed first.
    • Bunch
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rocky Mountain
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
      • Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
    • Greasy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greasy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
      • Greasy is located in Adair County
    • Lyons
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wauhillau
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherry Tree
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Zion
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zion have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
      • Zion is located in Adair County
    • Marietta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marietta have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marietta
      • Marietta is located in Adair County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marietta <2>
    • Stilwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Bell
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Salem
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salem have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
      • Salem is located in Adair County
    • Fairfield
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
      • Fairfield is located in Adair County
    • Proctor
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Haskell County
    • Tamaha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaha have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaha
      • Tamaha is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Le Flore County
    • Cowlington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cowlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington
      • Cowlington is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
  • Muskogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cookson, with the one closest to Cookson listed first.
    • Sour John
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John
      • Sour John is located in Muskogee County
    • Braggs
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braggs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs
      • Braggs is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braggs <2>
    • Webbers Falls
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • River Bottom
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
      • River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
    • Fort Gibson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Gibson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gibson
      • Fort Gibson is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,933 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Gibson <2>
    • Bacone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Wybark
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Muskogee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Warner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
      • Warner is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warner <2>
    • Simms
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
      • Simms is located in Muskogee County
    • Summit
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Sequoyah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cookson, with the one closest to Cookson listed first.
    • Evening Shade
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Flute Springs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flute Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flute Springs
      • Flute Springs is located in Sequoyah County
    • Box
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Marble City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
      • Marble City is located in Sequoyah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble City <2>
    • Dwight Mission
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Paradise Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
      • Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Redbird Smith
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbird Smith have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird Smith
      • Redbird Smith is located in Sequoyah County
    • Pinhook Corners
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinhook Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Corners
      • Pinhook Corners is located in Sequoyah County
    • Marble City Community
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City Community
      • Marble City Community is located in Sequoyah County
    • Vian
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vian
      • Vian is located in Sequoyah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vian <2>
    • Brushy
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brushy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
      • Brushy is located in Sequoyah County
    • Carlisle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gore
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
      • Gore is located in Sequoyah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gore <2>
  • Wagoner County
  • Crawford County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cookson, with the one closest to Cookson listed first.
    • Barcelona
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Stop ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
      • Stop is located in Crawford County (AR)
    • Uniontown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
      • Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
    • Natural Dam
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natural Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Dam
      • Natural Dam is located in Crawford County (AR)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natural Dam <2>
  • Washington County (AR)

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

Cemeteries Near Cookson ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cookson.

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 Cookson covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Cookson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cookson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cookson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pettit Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pettit Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pettit Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barber Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barber Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barber Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cherokee - McCoy Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherokee - McCoy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherokee - McCoy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • White Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Oak Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sellers Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sellers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sellers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Philipps Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philipps Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philipps Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barnoskie Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Flute Springs Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Flute Springs Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Flute Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • S Qua De Li Tsl Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bunch Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Chambers Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chambers Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chambers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (246 more) ...
    • Box Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Ross Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ross Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ross Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Red Bird Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Bird Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Bird Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Lyons
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Seven Oaks
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seven Oaks. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Seven Oaks
    • From Cookson to Seven Oaks
  • Martin
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Muskogee County
  • Evansville
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Tolu
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolu have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
    • Tolu is located in Washington County (AR)
  • Barcelona
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Dutch Mills
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sexton ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sexton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
    • Sexton is located in Washington County (AR)
  • Uniontown
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Uniontown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
    • Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
  • Stop ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stop have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
    • Stop is located in Crawford County (AR)
  • Morrow
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Natural Dam
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Natural Dam have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Natural Dam
    • Natural Dam is located in Crawford County (AR)
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Natural Dam <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Cookson ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cookson.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cookson, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cookson.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Cookson:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<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 '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- Cookson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cookson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7100, Longitude: -94.9194    
<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 Cookson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.




 

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