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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 Devol (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 Devol. 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.

Devol is located in Cotton 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 Cotton County: Comanche, Jefferson, Stephens, Tillman, Clay (TX) & Wichita (TX).

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

  • Cotton County     (The home county of Devol)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Devol, with the one closest to Devol listed first.
    • Randlett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Cookietown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Cookietown is located in Cotton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookietown
    • Taylor
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Taylor is located in Cotton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Walters
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Walters is located in Cotton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
      • Former name for Walters:
      • Walter
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walters <1>
    • Temple
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Hulen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hulen is located in Cotton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulen
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Devol, with the one closest to Devol listed first.
    • Chattanooga
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Faxon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Geronimo
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cache
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Cache is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cache <1>
    • Indiahoma
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
    • Lawton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lawton is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <1>
  • Jefferson County
    • Hastings
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Tillman County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Devol, with the one closest to Devol listed first.
    • Grandfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Loveland
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hollister
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Frederick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Davidson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Archer County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Devol, with the one closest to Devol listed first.
    • Lakeside City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Lakeside City is located in Archer County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,008 people
    • Holliday
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Clay County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Devol, with the one closest to Devol listed first.
    • Thornberry
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Thornberry is located in Clay County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
    • Dean
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dean is located in Clay County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Petrolia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Byers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Byers is located in Clay County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byers <1>
    • Jolly
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jolly is located in Clay County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Wichita County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Devol, with the one closest to Devol listed first.
    • Burkburnett
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Clara
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Clara is located in Wichita County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clara
    • Cashion Community
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cashion Community is located in Wichita County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashion Community
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
    • Iowa Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Pleasant Valley is located in Wichita County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Wichita Falls
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Electra
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Electra is located in Wichita County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Electra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,737 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Electra <1>
    • Kamay
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Wilbarger County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Devol, with the one closest to Devol listed first.
    • Elliott
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Elliott is located in Wilbarger County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliott
    • Harrold
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Devol ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Devol.

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

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

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

  • Devol Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Devol Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Eschiti Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Grandfield Memorial Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilkerson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Burkburnett Memorial Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery of Randlett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Spring Valley Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Clara Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • East Lawn Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Evart Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (50 more) ...
    • Highland Memorial Gardens
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Loveland Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Amyx Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Thornberry
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Thornberry is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
  • Iowa Park
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Charlie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Charlie is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlie
  • Wichita Falls
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Harrold
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Holliday
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Jolly
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jolly is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Hurnville
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hurnville is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurnville

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Devol ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Devol.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 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 Devol:

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 Devol, 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 from Point A (ie- Devol) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.