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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 Drummond (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 Drummond. 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 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.

Drummond is located in Garfield County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties 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 Drummond. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Drummond:

  • Garfield County     (The home county of Drummond)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drummond, with the one closest to Drummond listed first.
    • Lahoma
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahoma
      • Lahoma is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lahoma <2>
    • Waukomis
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Bison
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Enid
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
      • Enid is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,542 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enid <2>
    • Carrier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier
      • Carrier is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier <2>
    • North Enid
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
      • North Enid is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
    • Fairmont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
      • Fairmont is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <2>
    • Hillsdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Former name for Hillsdale:
      • Coldwater
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <2>
    • Breckenridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
      • Breckenridge is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Douglas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Douglas is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <2>
    • Kremlin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kremlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremlin
      • Kremlin is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kremlin <2>
    • Covington
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <2>
    • Garber
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Alfalfa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drummond, with the one closest to Drummond listed first.
    • Goltry
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Helena
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
    • Jet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
      • Jet is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jet <2>
    • Aline
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Carmen
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Blaine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drummond, with the one closest to Drummond listed first.
    • Okeene
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hitchcock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchcock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
      • Hitchcock is located in Blaine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchcock <2>
    • Southard
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Longdale
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drummond, with the one closest to Drummond listed first.
    • Nash
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
      • Nash is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <2>
    • Pond Creek
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingfisher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drummond, with the one closest to Drummond listed first.
    • Lacey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lacey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
    • Hennessey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oneida
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oneida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
    • Dover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
    • Loyal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
      • Loyal is located in Kingfisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loyal <2>
    • Alpha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alpha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
  • Logan County
    • Marshall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Marshall is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <2>
  • Major County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Drummond, with the one closest to Drummond listed first.
    • Meno
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ames
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Ringwood
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
      • Ringwood is located in Major County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringwood <2>
    • Isabella
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Cleo Springs
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Fairview
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Orienta
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)

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

Cemeteries Near Drummond ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Drummond.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Delnorte Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delnorte Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delnorte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Imo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Imo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Imo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wildwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Concord Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Waukomis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waukomis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waukomis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ames Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ames Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ames Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Baumagartner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baumagartner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baumagartner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lahoma Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lahoma Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lahoma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (121 more) ...
    • New Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Era Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Era Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Era Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Morrison Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Waukomis
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cato
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
    • Cato is located in Kingfisher County
  • Enid
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
    • Enid is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,542 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enid <2>
  • North Enid
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
    • North Enid is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Lacey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lacey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
  • Hennessey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Isabella
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Parvin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
    • Parvin is located in Kingfisher County
  • Carwile
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carwile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carwile
    • Carwile is located in Alfalfa County
  • Okeene
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kremlin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kremlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremlin
    • Kremlin is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kremlin <2>
  • Helena
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Alfalfa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Homestead
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
      • Homestead is located in Blaine County
    • Oneida
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oneida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
    • Dover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Drummond ...

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 126 newspapers that have been published in the area around Drummond.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Drummond. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Drummond and those printed in the larger area surrounding Drummond.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Drummond.

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 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 Drummond:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drummond. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Drummond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Drummond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Drummond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3012, Longitude: -98.0358       In this case, the coordinates for Drummond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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