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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 Depew (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 Depew. 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 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.

Depew is located in Creek 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 Creek County: Lincoln, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pawnee, Payne & Tulsa.

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

  • Creek County     (The home county of Depew)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Depew, with the one closest to Depew listed first.
    • Pulaski ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Pulaski is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Milfay
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bristow
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Shamrock
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Slick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Drumright
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Silver City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Silver City is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Kellyville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawrence Creek
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Lawrence Creek is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Oilton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Mannford
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Mounds
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Sapulpa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Depew, with the one closest to Depew listed first.
    • Stroud
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • South Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • South Village is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
    • Avery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Avery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Davenport
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Kendrick
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Kendrick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Parkland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
    • Sparks
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Agra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Agra is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agra <1>
    • Chandler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Prague
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Tryon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Carney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Meeker
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Okfuskee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Depew, with the one closest to Depew listed first.
    • Mason
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Mason is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Ixl
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Paden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Boley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Okfuskee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Okfuskee is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okfuskee
    • Castle
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Castle is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Okemah
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Okmulgee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Depew, with the one closest to Depew listed first.
    • Beggs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Beggs is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beggs <1>
    • Winchester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Winchester is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Preston
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Depew, with the one closest to Depew listed first.
    • Jennings
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Terlton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Quay
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Quay is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
    • Westport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Westport is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Oak Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Oak Grove is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 18 people
    • Shady Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Shady Grove is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2 people
    • Hallett
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Mule Barn
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Mule Barn is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Barn
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Depew, with the one closest to Depew listed first.
    • North Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • North Village is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • Schlegel
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Schlegel is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel
    • Cushing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cartoco
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cartoco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
    • Yale
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Yale is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <1>
    • Ripley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cottingham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
  • Pottawatomie County
    • Bellemont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
  • Seminole County
    • Cromwell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Tulsa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Depew, with the one closest to Depew listed first.
    • Lotsee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Lotsee is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotsee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
    • Glenpool
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Liberty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Liberty is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
    • Prattville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Prattville is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville

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

Cemeteries Near Depew ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Depew.

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

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

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

  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Memorial Club Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Big Pond Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • County Farm Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Poor Boy Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Mutteloke Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Eddie Harry Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Durant Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Harjo Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bristow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Bristow Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bristow.
    • The Bristow Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Bristow City Cemetery
    • Oaklawn Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158137 <2>
  • Polly Long Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bucktrot Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (198 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 Depew in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Depew.

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

  • Stroud
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Davenport
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Arlington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Arlington is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
  • Cushing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Parkland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
  • Chandler
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jennings
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Bellemont
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
  • Warwick
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Ingalls
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Ingalls is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Depew ...

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 167 newspapers that have been published in the area around Depew.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Depew. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Depew and those printed in the larger area surrounding Depew.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Depew.

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 Depew:

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 Depew, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Depew) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.