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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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and 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.

Douglas is located in Tulsa 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 Tulsa County: Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Wagoner & Washington.

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:

  • Tulsa County     (The home county of Douglas)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas, with the one closest to Douglas listed first.
    • Tulsa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Tulsa is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403,166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulsa <1>
    • Turley
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Turley is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
    • Owasso
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Garden City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Garden City is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Sperry
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Broken Arrow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kengle
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Kengle is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kengle
    • Collinsville
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Oakhurst
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jenks
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Sand Springs
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Prattville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Prattville is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
  • Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas, with the one closest to Douglas listed first.
    • Sapulpa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Kiefer
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Mounds
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Kellyville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mannford
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Mayes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas, with the one closest to Douglas listed first.
    • Mazie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Chouteau
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Muskogee County
    • Haskell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Okmulgee County
    • Winchester
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Winchester is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas, with the one closest to Douglas listed first.
    • Skiatook
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pulare ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Pulare is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulare
    • Wild Horse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Wild Horse is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
    • Prue
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Avant
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Barnsdall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Osage
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Osage is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Osage has also been known as:
      • Osage City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <1>
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas, with the one closest to Douglas listed first.
    • Leroy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Leroy is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Shady Grove
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Shady Grove is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2 people
    • Mule Barn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Mule Barn is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Barn
    • Oak Grove
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Oak Grove is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 18 people
    • Westport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Westport is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
  • Rogers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas, with the one closest to Douglas listed first.
    • Catoosa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Valley Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley Park is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Limestone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Limestone is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Verdigris
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Verdigris is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdigris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
    • Gregory
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Gregory is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Claremore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Inola
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Tiawah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Tiawah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiawah
    • Justice
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Justice is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
    • Oologah
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Sequoyah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Sequoyah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoyah
    • Talala
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Wagoner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas, with the one closest to Douglas listed first.
    • New Tulsa
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • New Tulsa is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tulsa
    • Fair Oaks
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Coweta
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Stonebluff
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Stonebluff is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebluff
    • Redbird
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stones Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stones Corner is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
    • Choska ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Choska is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choska
      • Choska has also been known as:
      • Chooska Bottoms
      • Choska Bottoms
    • Porter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Douglas, with the one closest to Douglas listed first.
    • Vera
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Vera is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vera <1>
    • Ramona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Ochelata
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Oglesby
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Oglesby is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby

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.

  • Rose Hill Memorial Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grayson - Perryman Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson - Perryman Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Grayson - Perryman Cemetery is located in Tulsa.
    • The Grayson - Perryman Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Grayson Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2260219 <2>
  • Harlow Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Oaklawn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crown Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Blakemore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Perryman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Memorial Park Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dick Duck Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick Duck Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dick Duck Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #953447 <2>
  • Duck Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (146 more) ...
    • Cromwell Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Denbo Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denbo Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Denbo Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Catoosa.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #301205 <2>
    • Lord Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 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 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.

  • Leroy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Leroy is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Wild Horse
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Wild Horse is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
  • Keith
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Keith is located in Rogers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith

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

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Douglas, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Douglas.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 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>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 Douglas, 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- Douglas) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.