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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 Douglas (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 Douglas. 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.

Douglas is located in Garfield 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 Garfield County: Alfalfa, Grant, Kay, Kingfisher, Logan, Major & Noble.

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

  • Garfield County     (The home county of Douglas)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas, with the one closest to Douglas listed first.
    • Covington
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairmont
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Hayward
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Hayward is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
    • Breckenridge
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Breckenridge is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Waukomis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Garber
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Bison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Enid
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Enid is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,542 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enid <1>
    • North Enid
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • North Enid is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
    • Hunter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Drummond
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Kremlin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Carrier
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas, with the one closest to Douglas listed first.
    • Salt Fork
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Salt Fork is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Fork
    • Pond Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Lamont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Kingfisher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas, with the one closest to Douglas listed first.
    • Hennessey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Dover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
    • Lacey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Wandel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Wandel is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandel
    • Oneida
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas, with the one closest to Douglas listed first.
    • Marshall
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Orlando
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mulhall
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Crescent
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cimarron City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Cimarron City is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Lawrie
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Lawrie is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
    • Cedar Valley
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Cedar Valley is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Guthrie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Major County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas, with the one closest to Douglas listed first.
    • Ames
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Meno
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas, with the one closest to Douglas listed first.
    • Lucien
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Perry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Billings
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Rock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Douglas ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Douglas.

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

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

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

  • Union Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • North Marshall IOOF Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Covington Community Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Collett Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hayward Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • St. John Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hackberry Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sheridan Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Ridge Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
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    • Garber Lutheran Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Bethany Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyon Valley Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 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>

While we didn't find Douglas in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Douglas.

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

  • Marshall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Waukomis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Garber
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Enid
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Enid is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,542 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enid <1>
  • Hennessey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • North Enid
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • North Enid is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Orlando
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mulhall
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Cato
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Cato is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
  • Zion ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Zion is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
  • Crescent
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Kremlin
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
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    • Perry
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Dover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
    • Lacey
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Douglas ...

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 63 newspapers that have been published in the area around Douglas.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Douglas. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Douglas and those printed in the larger area surrounding Douglas.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Douglas.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Douglas:

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 Douglas, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Douglas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.