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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 Corn (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 Corn. 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.

Corn is located in Washita 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 Washita County: Beckham, Caddo, Custer & Kiowa.

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

  • Washita County     (The home county of Corn)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corn, with the one closest to Corn listed first.
    • Colony
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
      • Colony is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colony <2>
    • Bessie
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
      • Bessie is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessie <2>
    • New Cordell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
      • New Cordell is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
      • New Cordell has also been known as:
      • Cordell
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <2>
    • Dill City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill City
      • Dill City is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dill City <2>
    • Rocky
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky
      • Rocky is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky <2>
    • Burns Flat
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Flat
      • Burns Flat is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns Flat <2>
    • Foss
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
      • Foss is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foss <2>
    • Sentinel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Canute
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Caddo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corn, with the one closest to Corn listed first.
    • Eakly
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Hydro
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hydro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
      • Hydro is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hydro <2>
    • Swan Lake
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
      • Swan Lake is located in Caddo County
    • Sickles
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sickles. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
      • Sickles is located in Caddo County
    • Carnegie
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Lookeba
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Albert
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Hinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
      • Hinton is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <2>
    • Binger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binger
      • Binger is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binger <2>
    • Bridgeport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Fort Cobb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Custer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corn, with the one closest to Corn listed first.
    • Weatherford
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatherford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford
      • Weatherford is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,901 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weatherford <2>
    • Clinton
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Arapaho
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Custer City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Thomas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomas
      • Thomas is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomas <2>
    • Butler
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
  • Dewey County
  • Kiowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Corn, with the one closest to Corn listed first.
    • Mountain View
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Gotebo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gotebo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotebo
      • Gotebo is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gotebo <2>
    • Hobart
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Corn ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Corn.

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

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

  • Brethren Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brethren Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant View Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bergthal Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bergthal Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bergthal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shelley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Top Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Top Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Top Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • High Point Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the High Point Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the High Point Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Missouri Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Missouri Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Missouri Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Van Dyke Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Van Dyke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Van Dyke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethany Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethany Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Krimmer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Krimmer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Krimmer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (127 more) ...
    • South Cedar Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Cedar Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Cedar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bible Mennonite Brethren Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bible Mennonite Brethren Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bible Mennonite Brethren Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Herold Mennonite Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Herold Mennonite Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Herold Mennonite 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.<4>

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

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

  • Cloud Chief
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloud Chief have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Chief
    • Cloud Chief is located in Washita County
  • New Cordell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
    • New Cordell is located in Washita County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
    • New Cordell has also been known as:
    • Cordell
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <2>
  • Weatherford
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatherford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford
    • Weatherford is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,901 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weatherford <2>
  • Arapaho
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rainy ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy
    • Rainy is located in Washita County

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

Newspapers Published in Corn ...

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 123 newspapers that have been published in the area around Corn.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Corn, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Corn.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Corn:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Corn. 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>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.
<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 Corn, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Corn) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Corn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3791, Longitude: -98.7815       In this case, the coordinates for Corn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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