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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 Delhi (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 Delhi. 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 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.

Delhi is located in Beckham 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 Beckham County: Custer, Greer, Harmon, Kiowa, Roger Mills, Washita, Collingsworth (TX) & Wheeler (TX).

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

  • Beckham County     (The home county of Delhi)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delhi, with the one closest to Delhi listed first.
    • Sayre
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
      • Sayre is located in Beckham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <2>
    • Carter
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Erick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Mayfield
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Texola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texola
      • Texola is located in Beckham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texola <2>
    • Sweetwater
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Elk City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
      • Elk City is located in Beckham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk City <2>
  • Custer County
    • Carpenter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Carpenter is located in Custer County
  • Greer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delhi, with the one closest to Delhi listed first.
    • Jester
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
      • Jester is located in Greer County
    • Bloomington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Greer County
    • Willow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Willow is located in Greer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow <2>
    • Granite
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
      • Granite is located in Greer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite <2>
    • Mangum
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Harmon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delhi, with the one closest to Delhi listed first.
    • Vinson
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Sandy is located in Harmon County
  • Kiowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delhi, with the one closest to Delhi listed first.
    • Lone Wolf
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lugert ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lugert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugert
      • Lugert is located in Kiowa County
  • Roger Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delhi, with the one closest to Delhi listed first.
    • Berlin
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
    • Cheyenne
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Washita County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Delhi, with the one closest to Delhi listed first.
    • Sentinel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Canute
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Burns Flat
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>

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

Newspapers Published in Delhi ...

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 73 newspapers that have been published in the area around Delhi.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Delhi, 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 Delhi.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Delhi:

Cemeteries Near Delhi ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Delhi.

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

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

  • Delhi Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delhi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delhi Cemetery
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
  • Sayre Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sayre Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sayre Cemetery
  • Carter Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Carter Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the southeast of Carter.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98108 <4>
  • Lone Oak Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Oak Cemetery
  • Sayre - Doxey Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sayre - Doxey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sayre - Doxey Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Erick Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Erick Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Erick Cemetery
  • Willow Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Cemetery
  • Old Doxey Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Doxey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Doxey Cemetery
  • Continue List   (64 more) ...
    • Jester Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jester Cemetery
    • Davis Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Davis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Davis Cemetery
    • Vannerson Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Vannerson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Vannerson 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Delhi had no post office or railroad service.

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

  • Jester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
    • Jester is located in Greer County
  • Bloomington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Bloomington is located in Greer County
  • Reed
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
    • Reed is located in Greer County
  • Sweetwater
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Mangum
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Aberdeen
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
    • Aberdeen is located in Collingsworth County (TX)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Delhi. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Delhi) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Delhi. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1749, Longitude: -99.6770    
<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 Delhi, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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