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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 Dripping Springs (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 Dripping Springs. 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.

Name Variations for Dripping Springs ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Dripping Springs: Dripping Spgs. (or less commonly used: Dripping Spngs. or Dripping Sprngs.)

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Dripping Springs. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dripping Springs.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Dripping Springs is located in Carter 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 Carter County: Garvin, Jefferson, Johnston, Love, Marshall, Murray & Stephens.

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

  • Carter County     (The home county of Dripping Springs)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dripping Springs, with the one closest to Dripping Springs listed first.
    • Dickson
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Dickson is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
    • Ardmore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Gene Autry
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Gene Autry is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Former names for Gene Autry:
      • Berwyn
      • Dresden
      • Lou
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <1>
    • Springer
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Brock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Brock is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Lone Grove
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Woodford
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodford is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • Milo
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Oil City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Oil City is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Wilson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Graham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Healdton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Garvin County
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dripping Springs, with the one closest to Dripping Springs listed first.
    • Mannsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Ravia
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Mill Creek
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Tishomingo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Reagan
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Reagan is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
    • Bee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Bee is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
    • Milburn
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Connerville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Love County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dripping Springs, with the one closest to Dripping Springs listed first.
    • Overbrook
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Marietta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Burneyville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Thackerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jimtown
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jimtown is located in Love County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
    • Leon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Orr
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Orr is located in Love County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dripping Springs, with the one closest to Dripping Springs listed first.
    • Lebanon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oakland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Oakland is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
    • Madill
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingston
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shay
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Shay is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
    • Little City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Little City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
    • Cumberland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Cumberland is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • New Woodville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • New Woodville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
    • McBride
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • McBride is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dripping Springs, with the one closest to Dripping Springs listed first.
    • Crusher
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Crusher is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
    • Dougherty
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Village
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Village is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
    • Davis
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Sulphur
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Washita
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Washita is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washita
    • Hickory
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Hickory is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 75 people
  • Cooke County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dripping Springs, with the one closest to Dripping Springs listed first.
    • Coesfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
    • Dexter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Grayson County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Dripping Springs, with the one closest to Dripping Springs listed first.
    • Sherwood Shores
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
    • Cedar Mills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
    • Gordonville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Sandusky
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Locust
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Locust is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust

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

Cemeteries Near Dripping Springs ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dripping Springs.

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 Dripping Springs - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Provence Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pruitt Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Nelda Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Pleasant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Durwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Thomas Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Ardmore.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99403 <2>
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (165 more) ...
    • Hillcrest Memorial Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Abramville Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Berwyn Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Woodford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Woodford is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
  • Sivells Bend ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sivells Bend is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivells Bend
  • Coesfield
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
  • Dexter
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Red Branch
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Red Branch is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
  • Cedar Mills
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
  • Gordonville
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Dripping Springs ...

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 70 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dripping Springs.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dripping Springs, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dripping Springs.

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 Dripping Springs:

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