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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 Deer Creek (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 Deer Creek. 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.

Name Variations for Deer Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Deer Creek: Deer Crk. (or less commonly used: Deer Ck. or Deer Cr.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Deer Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Deer Creek.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Deer Creek is located in Grant 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 Grant County: Harper (KS), Sumner (KS), Alfalfa, Garfield & Kay.

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

  • Grant County     (The home county of Deer Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Creek, with the one closest to Deer Creek listed first.
    • Lamont
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Renfrow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Renfrow is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
    • Medford
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Salt Fork
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Salt Fork is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Fork
    • Jefferson
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jefferson is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
    • Pond Creek
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Wakita
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Sand Creek
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Sand Creek is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Creek
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Creek, with the one closest to Deer Creek listed first.
    • Hunter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Kremlin
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Garber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Breckenridge
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Breckenridge is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
  • Kay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Creek, with the one closest to Deer Creek listed first.
    • Nardin
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Blackwell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Braman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Tonkawa
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Cross is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Ponca City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Kildare
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Kildare is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Newkirk
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Chilocco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Chilocco is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
    • White Eagle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • White Eagle is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Creek, with the one closest to Deer Creek listed first.
    • Billings
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Marland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Osage County
    • McCord
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • McCord is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
  • Harper County (KS)
    • Bluff City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Bluff City is located in Harper County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Sumner County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Deer Creek, with the one closest to Deer Creek listed first.
    • Hunnewell
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Hunnewell is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Drury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Drury is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
    • Caldwell
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • South Haven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Doster
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Doster is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
    • Portland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Portland is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Corbin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Corbin is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
    • Perth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Perth is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
    • Geuda Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people

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

Cemeteries Near Deer Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Deer Creek.

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 Deer Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Bayard Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Darland Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Olive Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Olive Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<2> to the southwest of Nardin.
    • The Mt. Olive Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Nardin Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99013 <3>
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Williams Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Czecko Slovak Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Lamont Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Tureck Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Triumph Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • St. Mary Calvary Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. Mary Calvary Cemetery
    • The St. Mary Calvary Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Calvary Cemetery
  • Continue List   (87 more) ...
    • Medford Mennonite Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Rosemound Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Liberty Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Lamont
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Renfrow
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Renfrow is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renfrow
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12 people
  • Medford
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Blackwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Tonkawa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunnewell
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunnewell is located in Sumner County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Drury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Drury is located in Sumner County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
  • Jefferson
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Jefferson is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
  • Caldwell
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • South Haven
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Pond Creek
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Doster
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Doster is located in Sumner County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Portland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Portland is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Corbin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Corbin is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
    • Wakita
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Deer Creek ...

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 106 newspapers that have been published in the area around Deer Creek.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Deer Creek. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Deer Creek and those printed in the larger area surrounding Deer Creek.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Deer Creek.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Deer Creek:

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>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 from Point A (ie- Deer Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Deer Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.