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 Eason (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 Eason. 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 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.
Eason is located in Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County: Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma, Pontotoc & Seminole.
Below are the counties that are near Eason. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eason:
- Pottawatomie County (The home county of Eason)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eason, with the one closest to Eason listed first.
- Tribbey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Wanette
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Asher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Macomb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pink
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
- Saint Louis
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Sacred Heart
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Bethel Acres
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Tecumseh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Maud
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
- Shawnee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eason, with the one closest to Eason listed first.
- Etowah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Maguire
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Maguire is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
- Slaughterville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Little Axe
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Noble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hall Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
- Norman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Moore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garvin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eason, with the one closest to Eason listed first.
- Paoli
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stratford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pauls Valley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Maysville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitebead
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Whitebead is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead
- Whitebead has also been known as:
- White Bead
- Wynnewood
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Antioch
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Wallville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wallville is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Lindsay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Elmore City
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Erin Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Erin Springs is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Springs
- Population from the 2010 Census: 87 people
- McClain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eason, with the one closest to Eason listed first.
- Rosedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Byars
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wayne
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Purcell
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Goldsby
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Washington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Payne
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Payne is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Criner
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Criner is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criner
- Cole
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Cole is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Dibble
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eason, with the one closest to Eason listed first.
- Newalla
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Woods
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woods is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eason, with the one closest to Eason listed first.
- Oil Center
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Bebee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Byng
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Byng is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Ada
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ada is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ada
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ada <1>
- Seminole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eason, with the one closest to Eason listed first.
- Konawa
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Bowlegs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eason, see our County-by-County Page for Eason.
Cemeteries Near Eason ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eason.
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 Eason - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eason covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eason, with the one closest to Eason listed first.
- Martin Hill Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cropper Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Box Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Metcalf Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Council Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Corbett Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wanette Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Moral Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tribbey Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (160 more) ...
- Denten Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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.<2>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Eason had no post office or railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eason, with the one closest to Eason listed first.
- Etowah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Anderson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Lexington
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Romulus
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Romulus is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Denver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Noble
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sacred Heart
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Tecumseh
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stella
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Franklin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Norman
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Dale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Moore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eason. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eason.
Newspapers Published in Eason ...
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 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eason.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eason, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eason.
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 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 Eason:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleveland County
- Garvin County
- McClain County
- Oklahoma County
- Pontotoc County
- Seminole 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> | 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 Eason, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Eason) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |