Our Genealogy Helper
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 Denver (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 Denver. 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 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.
Denver is located in Cleveland 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 Cleveland County: Canadian, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma & Pottawatomie.
Below are the counties that are near Denver. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Denver:
- Cleveland County (The home county of Denver)
- The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
- Little Axe
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hall Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
- Maguire
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Maguire is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
- Etowah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Noble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Norman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Slaughterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Moore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Canadian County
- Mustang
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Garvin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
- Paoli
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Maysville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Grady County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
- Bridge Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Bridge Creek is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Tuttle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
- Jacktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Meeker
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- McClain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
- Goldsby
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Purcell
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Newcastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cole
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Cole is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Wayne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Blanchard
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Rosedale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Dibble
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Criner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Criner is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criner
- Payne
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Payne is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Byars
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oklahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
- Newalla
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Woods is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Midwest City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Valley Brook
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Brook is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Choctaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Harrah
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Del City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Nicoma Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Midway Village
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Midway Village is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Village
- Spencer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Capitol Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Capitol Hill is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Hill
- Oklahoma City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pottawatomie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
- Pink
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
- Bethel Acres
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Tribbey
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- McLoud
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Macomb
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Brooksville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Tecumseh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Shawnee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Wanette
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Aydelotte
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
- Asher
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Louis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Denver, see our County-by-County Page for Denver.
Cemeteries Near Denver ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Denver.
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 Denver - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Denver covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
- Denver Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Falls Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Blackburn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Independence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Bethel Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Stella Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knoles Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dripping Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sunset Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- IOOF Memory Gardens Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Rock Creek Road Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- St. Joseph's Catholic Church Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Noble IOOF Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Denver had no post office or railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Denver, with the one closest to Denver listed first.
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Stella
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Stella is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Noble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Etowah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Norman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Moore
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lexington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Eason
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Eason is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason
- Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Choctaw
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Newcastle
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Anderson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Tecumseh
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Oklahoma City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Romulus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Romulus is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Denver. See our List of 1890's Communities around Denver.
Newspapers Published in Denver ...
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 113 newspapers that have been published in the area around Denver.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Denver, 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 Denver.
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 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 Denver:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Cleveland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Canadian County
- Garvin County
- Grady County
- Lincoln County
- McClain County
- Oklahoma County
- Pottawatomie County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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> | 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 Denver, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Denver) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |