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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 Davis (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 Davis. 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 and doctors 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.

Davis is primarily located in Murray County. A portion of Davis extends into Garvin 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 Murray County: Carter, Garvin, Johnston & Pontotoc.

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

  • Murray County     (The home county of Davis)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • Cedar Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
      • Cedar Village is located in Murray County
    • Washita
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
      • Washita is located in Murray County
    • Dougherty
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dougherty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dougherty
      • Dougherty is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dougherty <2>
    • Crusher
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crusher have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
      • Crusher is located in Murray County
    • Sulphur
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Hickory
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Hickory is located in Murray County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • Woodford
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
      • Woodford is located in Carter County
    • Springer
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springer have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springer
      • Springer is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 698 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springer <2>
    • Milo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pooleville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Gene Autry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
      • Gene Autry is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Former names for Gene Autry:
      • Berwyn
      • Dresden
      • Lou
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <2>
    • Graham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Tatums
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tatums have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tatums
      • Tatums is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tatums <2>
    • Clemscott
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemscott
      • Clemscott is located in Carter County
    • Ardmore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Oil City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
      • Oil City is located in Carter County
    • Fox
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pike City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pike City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
      • Pike City is located in Carter County
    • Pruitt City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pruitt City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pruitt City
      • Pruitt City is located in Carter County
  • Garvin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • Hennepin
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Katie
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katie
      • Katie is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 354 people
    • Wynnewood
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Elmore City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmore City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmore City
      • Elmore City is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmore City <2>
    • Pauls Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Foster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foster have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster
      • Foster is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foster <2>
    • Pernell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Whitebead
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead
      • Whitebead is located in Garvin County
      • Whitebead has also been known as:
      • White Bead
    • Antioch
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
      • Antioch is located in Garvin County
    • Paoli
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paoli have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paoli
      • Paoli is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paoli <2>
    • Stratford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Maysville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Wallville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
      • Wallville is located in Garvin County
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • Ringling
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringling
      • Ringling is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringling <2>
    • Cornish
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
      • Cornish is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • Mill Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Mill Creek is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <2>
    • Mannsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
      • Mannsville is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannsville <2>
    • Reagan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Johnston County
    • Ravia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravia
      • Ravia is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravia <2>
  • Love County
  • McClain County
    • Byars
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byars have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byars
      • Byars is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byars <2>
  • Pontotoc County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • Roff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roff
      • Roff is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roff <2>
    • Fitzhugh
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fitzhugh have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fitzhugh
      • Fitzhugh is located in Pontotoc County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 234 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fitzhugh <2>
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Davis, with the one closest to Davis listed first.
    • Velma
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Velma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Velma
      • Velma is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Velma <2>
    • Loco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
      • Loco is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Davis ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Davis.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Davis, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Davis.

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 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 Davis:

Cemeteries Near Davis ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Davis.

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

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

  • James Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Cemetery
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
  • Howell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oak Ridge Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Ridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Ridge Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99116 <4>
  • Price Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Price Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Price Cemetery
  • Dougherty Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dougherty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dougherty Cemetery
  • Wheeler Flats Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wheeler Flats Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wheeler Flats Cemetery
  • Wynnewood View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wynnewood View Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wynnewood View Cemetery
  • Woodford Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glenn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glenn Cemetery
  • Springer Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Springer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Springer Cemetery
  • Continue List   (131 more) ...
    • Five Mile Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hennepin Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hennepin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hennepin Cemetery
    • Big Canyon Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Canyon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Canyon Cemetery

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

  • Woodford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • Woodford is located in Carter County

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

The official website for Davis: www.davisokla.com/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Davis) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Davis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4500, Longitude: -97.1840       In this case, the coordinates for Davis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Davis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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