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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 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 southeast 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 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.

Drummond 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 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)
    • 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)
      • 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>
    • Carrier
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • North Enid
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • North Enid is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
    • Fairmont
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hillsdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Hillsdale is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Former name for Hillsdale:
      • Coldwater
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <1>
    • Breckenridge
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Breckenridge is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Douglas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Kremlin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Covington
      (24 miles [38.6 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)
    • Jet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jet is located in Alfalfa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jet <1>
    • 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)
    • 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)
    • 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)
      • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Hennessey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Oneida
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Dover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Loyal
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Loyal is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loyal <1>
    • Alpha
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Logan County
    • Marshall
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • 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)
    • 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.

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

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)
  • Imo Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wildwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Concord Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Waukomis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ames Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Baumagartner Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lahoma Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Zion Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Hope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (121 more) ...
    • New Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Era Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Morrison Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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 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)
    • Cato is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
  • Enid
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • North Enid is located in Garfield County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Lacey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • 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)
    • Parvin is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
  • Carwile
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Carwile is located in Alfalfa County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carwile
  • Okeene
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kremlin
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Helena
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Homestead
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Homestead is located in Blaine County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
    • Oneida
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Dover
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • 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>

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]<3> of Drummond.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Drummond:

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 Drummond, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Drummond) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.