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 Dodge (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 Dodge. 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 and hospitals 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.
Dodge is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Benton (AR), McDonald (MO), Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Mayes & Ottawa.
Below are the counties that are near Dodge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dodge:
- Delaware County (The home county of Dodge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
- Cayuga
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cayuga is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga
- Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Copeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Copeland is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Sycamore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sycamore is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Jay
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jay is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <1>
- Zena
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Zena is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zena
- Dennis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Brush Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Brush Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brush Creek
- Bernice
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- New Eucha
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Eucha is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eucha
- Eucha
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cleora
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Cleora is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
- Craig County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
- Ketchum
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Bluejacket
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Vinita
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Mayes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
- Disney
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grand Lake Towne
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Grand Lake Towne is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Towne
- Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
- Langley
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Spavinaw
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pensacola
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Pensacola is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
- Strang
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hoot Owl
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hoot Owl is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot Owl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
- Ottawa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
- Kellyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Kellyville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Wyandotte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Fairland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Afton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Ottawa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Ottawa is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottawa
- Narcissa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Narcissa is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narcissa
- Peoria
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Peoria is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoria
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Dotyville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Dotyville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dotyville
- Miami
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Lincolnville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Lincolnville is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- North Miami
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- North Miami is located in Ottawa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Miami
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Commerce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Benton County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
- Maysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maysville is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Rome City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Rome City is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
- Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gravette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Gallatin
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Cherokee City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Decatur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hiwasse
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hiwasse is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiwasse
- Bella Vista
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Gentry
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Centerton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee County (KS)
- Commonwealth
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Commonwealth is located in Cherokee County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commonwealth
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
- South West City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tiff City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
- Noel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
- Ginger Blue
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Ginger Blue is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Blue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Lanagan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pineville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- May
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- May is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May
- Goodman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wylie
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Wylie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wylie
- Jane
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Jane is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jane <1>
- Erie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Erie is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Newton County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
- Seneca
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Racine
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Racine is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Racine
- Neosho
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Boulder City is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder City
- Loma Linda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Loma Linda is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loma Linda
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Stella
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Spring City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Spring City is located in Newton County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dodge, see our County-by-County Page for Dodge.
Cemeteries Near Dodge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dodge.
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 Dodge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dodge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
- Fields Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Fields Cemetery is located 7 miles [11.3 km]<2> to the east of Grove.
- The Fields Cemetery has also been known as:
- Ezekiel Fields Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98431 <3>
- Sloan Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sloan Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sloan Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the southeast of Grove.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99543 <3>
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Snell Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Polson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- South West City Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Williams - Hays Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pollan Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Butler Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Scraper Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cayuga Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayuga Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Cayuga Cemetery is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the northeast of Grove.
- The Cayuga Cemetery has also been known as:
- Cayuga Mission Church Cemetery
- Cayuga Splitlog Mission Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #487855 <3>
- Saratoga Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Manning Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Olympus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Langley Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
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 Dodge in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dodge.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dodge, with the one closest to Dodge listed first.
- South West City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Saratoga
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Saratoga is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saratoga
- Tiff City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tiff City is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiff City
- Noel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
- Coy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Coy is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coy
- Crump ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Crump is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crump
- Beaty
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaty is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaty
- Round Top ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Round Top is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Hart
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hart is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
- Maysville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maysville is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Sulphur Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Pineville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Splitlog
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Splitlog is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Splitlog
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dodge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dodge.
Newspapers Published in Dodge ...
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 96 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dodge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dodge, there are papers which were published within 26 miles [41.8 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dodge.
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 helpful 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 Dodge:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Craig County
- Mayes County
- Ottawa County
- Benton County
- Cherokee County
- McDonald County
- Newton 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> | 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- Dodge) 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 Dodge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |