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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 Coweta (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 Coweta. 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.

Coweta is located in Wagoner 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 Wagoner County: Cherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers & Tulsa.

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

  • Wagoner County     (The home county of Coweta)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coweta, with the one closest to Coweta listed first.
    • Redbird
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Stones Corner
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Stones Corner is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
    • Stonebluff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Stonebluff is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebluff
    • Choska ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Choska is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choska
      • Choska has also been known as:
      • Chooska Bottoms
      • Choska Bottoms
    • New Tulsa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • New Tulsa is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tulsa
    • Porter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarksville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarksville is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Fair Oaks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Wagoner
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Tullahassee
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Tullahassee is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahassee
    • Anchor
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Anchor is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
    • Gibson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Gibson is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coweta, with the one closest to Coweta listed first.
    • Hulbert
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lost City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Lost City is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
  • Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coweta, with the one closest to Coweta listed first.
    • Kiefer
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Mounds
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Sapulpa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Mayes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coweta, with the one closest to Coweta listed first.
    • Mazie
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Chouteau
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Pin Oaks Acres
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Pin Oaks Acres is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oaks Acres
    • Cedar Crest
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cedar Crest is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
    • Murphy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Murphy is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Ballou
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Ballou is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
    • Sams Corner
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sams Corner is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Corner
    • Sportsmen Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Sportsmen Acres is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmen Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Pryor Creek
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Pryor Creek is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,392 people
      • Pryor Creek has also been known as:
      • Pryor
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pryor Creek <1>
  • Muskogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coweta, with the one closest to Coweta listed first.
    • Haskell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jamesville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jamesville is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
    • Taft
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Taft is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <1>
    • Beland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Beland is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beland
    • Wybark
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Wybark is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
    • Boynton
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Muskogee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bacone
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Bacone is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacone
    • Wainwright
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Summit
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Fort Gibson
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Council Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Okmulgee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coweta, with the one closest to Coweta listed first.
    • Winchester
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Winchester is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Preston
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Morris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Beggs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Beggs is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beggs <1>
    • Okmulgee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coweta, with the one closest to Coweta listed first.
    • Inola
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gregory
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Gregory is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Catoosa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Verdigris
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Verdigris is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdigris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
    • Tiawah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Tiawah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiawah
    • Justice
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Justice is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
    • Valley Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Valley Park is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Claremore
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Limestone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Limestone is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Sequoyah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Sequoyah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoyah
  • Tulsa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Coweta, with the one closest to Coweta listed first.
    • Leonard
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Broken Arrow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bixby
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Jenks
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Glenpool
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Liberty
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Liberty is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
    • Garden City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Garden City is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Tulsa
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Tulsa is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403,166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulsa <1>
    • Oakhurst
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Owasso
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Kengle
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Kengle is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kengle
    • Turley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Turley is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley

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

Cemeteries Near Coweta ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Coweta.

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

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

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

  • Memorial Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gipson Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Vernon Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Tiger Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bruner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Atkins Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Bird Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson Grove Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Beck Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hawkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kelley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (194 more) ...
    • Simmons Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Grayson Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson Family Cemetery
      • The Grayson Family Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Grayson Cemetery
      • Johnson Family Cemetery
      • Weer Family Cemetery
      • Weer / Grayson / Johnson Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2434609 <2>
    • McHenry Family Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Keith
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Keith is located in Rogers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
  • Morris
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Coweta ...

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 144 newspapers that have been published in the area around Coweta.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Coweta. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Coweta and those printed in the larger area surrounding Coweta.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Coweta.

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 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 Coweta:

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