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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 Cromwell (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 Cromwell. 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 and doctors 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.

Cromwell is located in Seminole 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 Seminole County: Hughes, Okfuskee, Pontotoc & Pottawatomie.

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

  • Seminole County     (The home county of Cromwell)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cromwell, with the one closest to Cromwell listed first.
    • Seminole
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Wewoka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Lima
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Lima is located in Seminole County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
    • Bowlegs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sasakwa
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cromwell, with the one closest to Cromwell listed first.
    • Milfay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Depew
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Slick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Hughes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cromwell, with the one closest to Cromwell listed first.
    • Wetumka
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Yeager
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Yeager is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
    • Holdenville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Horntown
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Horntown is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horntown
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Dustin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Dustin is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Spaulding
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Spaulding is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Lamar
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Atwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Calvin
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cromwell, with the one closest to Cromwell listed first.
    • Prague
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sparks
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Meeker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Davenport
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stroud
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Okfuskee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cromwell, with the one closest to Cromwell listed first.
    • Bearden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Castle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Castle is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Boley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Boley is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boley <1>
    • Okemah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Ixl
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Paden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clearview
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Mason
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Mason is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Weleetka
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Pharoah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Pharoah is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoah
    • Okfuskee
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Okfuskee is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okfuskee
  • Okmulgee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cromwell, with the one closest to Cromwell listed first.
    • Henryetta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Spelter City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Spelter City is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter City
    • Dewar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Salem
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Salem is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
    • Coalton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Coalton is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
    • Schulter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Cromwell, with the one closest to Cromwell listed first.
    • Bellemont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
    • Earlsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Johnson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Maud
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
    • Aydelotte
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
    • Shawnee
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <1>
    • Tecumseh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Saint Louis
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Brooksville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people

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

Cemeteries Near Cromwell ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Cromwell.

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

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

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

  • Sand Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Schoolton Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bearden Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Butner Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rusk Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • St. Paul's Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Greenleaf Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Holahta Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Prairie Springs Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Castle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Boley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (203 more) ...

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

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

  • Arlington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Arlington is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Bellemont
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
  • Shawnee
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <1>
  • Tecumseh
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Clifton
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Clifton is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Stroud
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Davenport
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Cromwell ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Cromwell.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Cromwell, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Cromwell.

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 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 Cromwell:

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 Cromwell, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cromwell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.