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 Dry Creek (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 Dry Creek. 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 Dry Creek ...
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 Dry Creek: Dry Crk. (or less commonly used: Dry Ck. or Dry Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Dry Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Dry Creek.
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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Dry Creek is located in Cherokee 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 Cherokee County: Adair, Mayes, Muskogee, Sequoyah & Wagoner.
Below are the counties that are near Dry Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Dry Creek:
- Cherokee County (The home county of Dry Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
- Barber
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Barber is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Caney Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Caney Ridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Ridge
- Cookson
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Tenkiller
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
- Carters Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Carters Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Landing
- Pettit Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pettit Bay is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Bay
- Pettit
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pettit is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Keys
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Keys is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
- Welling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Park Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tsa La Gi Indian Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Zeb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Zeb is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeb
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
- Rocky Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Bunch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Wauhillau
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wauhillau is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhillau
- Greasy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greasy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
- Cherry Tree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Cherry Tree is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Zion
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Stilwell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Marietta
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Bell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Bell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Proctor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Fairfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fairfield is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
- Delaware County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
- Oaks
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ford
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Rocky Ford is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Haskell County
- Tamaha
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Tamaha is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Le Flore County
- Cowlington
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Cowlington is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Muskogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
- Sour John
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sour John is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John
- Braggs
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Webbers Falls
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Gibson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- River Bottom
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
- Bacone
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Bacone is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacone
- Wybark
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wybark is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
- Muskogee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Warner
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Simms
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Simms is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
- Sequoyah County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
- Evening Shade
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Evening Shade is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
- Flute Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flute Springs is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flute Springs
- Marble City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Dwight Mission
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dwight Mission is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Mission
- Box
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Box is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box
- Pinhook Corners
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pinhook Corners is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Corners
- Marble City Community
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Brushy
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Brushy is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Paradise Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Redbird Smith
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Redbird Smith is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird Smith
- Stoney Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- McKey
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- McKey is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKey
- Wagoner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
- Mallard Bay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Mallard Bay is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
- Okay
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Gibson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Gibson is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
- Anchor
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Anchor is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
- Crawford County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
- Barcelona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Stop ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stop is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Uniontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Natural Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Lee Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Washington County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
- Evansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Dutch Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Mills is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Morrow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Morrow is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Skylight
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Skylight is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skylight
- Summers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summers is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
- Clyde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Canehill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cincinnati
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cincinnati is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Lincoln
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Dry Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Dry Creek.
Cemeteries Near Dry Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Dry Creek.
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 Dry Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Dry Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
- Barber Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cookson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pettit Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- S Qua De Li Tsl Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bunch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunch Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bunch Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in the vicinity of Bunch
- The Bunch Cemetery has also been known as:
- Old Bunch Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #986690 <2>
- Cherokee - McCoy Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Flute Springs Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Beaver Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ross Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ross Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Ross Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 4 miles [6.4 km]<3> to the south of Tahlequah.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99416 <2>
- Caney Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- White Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Sellers Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Continue List (259 more) ...
- Barnoskie Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnoskie Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Barnoskie Cemetery is located less than 2 miles<3> to the south of Evening Shade.
- The Barnoskie Cemetery has also been known as:
- Barnisky Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2280708 <2>
- Chuculate Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Clear Spring Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
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 Dry Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Dry Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Dry Creek, with the one closest to Dry Creek listed first.
- Lyons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Seven Oaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Evansville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Evansville is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
- Tolu
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Tolu is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolu
- Dutch Mills
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Mills is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Sexton ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sexton is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sexton
- Barcelona
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Stop ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Stop is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stop
- Morrow
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Morrow is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Uniontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Martin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martin is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Natural Dam
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Summers
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Summers is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
- Clyde
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Clyde is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Lee Creek
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Dry Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Dry Creek.
Newspapers Published in Dry Creek ...
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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Dry Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Dry Creek, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Dry Creek.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to 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 Dry Creek:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Cherokee County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Delaware County
- Haskell County
- Le Flore County
- Muskogee County
- Sequoyah County
- Wagoner County
- Crawford County
- Washington County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Dry Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dry Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |