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 Eastman (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 Eastman. 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 and doctors 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.
Eastman is located in Love 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 Love County: Carter, Jefferson, Marshall, Cooke (TX) & Montague (TX).
Below are the counties that are near Eastman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Eastman:
- Love County (The home county of Eastman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastman, with the one closest to Eastman listed first.
- Burneyville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Overbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Marietta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jimtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Love County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Leon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Thackerville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Orr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Orr is located in Love County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastman, with the one closest to Eastman listed first.
- Brock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Brock is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Lone Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Ardmore
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Dickson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dickson is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Healdton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Springer
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Milo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodford is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Gene Autry
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- 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>
- Graham
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Clemscott
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Clemscott is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemscott
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastman, with the one closest to Eastman listed first.
- Petersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Petersburg is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
- Cornish
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cornish is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Ringling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Grady
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Grady is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Oscar
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Johnston County
- Mannsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastman, with the one closest to Eastman listed first.
- Lebanon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Oakland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
- Shay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shay is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
- Madill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastman, with the one closest to Eastman listed first.
- Crusher
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Crusher is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
- Dougherty
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cooke County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastman, with the one closest to Eastman listed first.
- Marysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marysville is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Coesfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
- Dexter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Lindsay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Muenster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Callisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Callisburg is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Custer City is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Myra
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Gainesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Grayson County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastman, with the one closest to Eastman listed first.
- Sandusky
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Sherwood Shores
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- 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
- Dixie
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Dixie is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Gordonville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Basin Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
- Whitesboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montague County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Eastman, with the one closest to Eastman listed first.
- Illinois Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Illinois Bend is located in Montague County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
- Spanish Fort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spanish Fort is located in Montague County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
- Bonita
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bonita is located in Montague County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Rowland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rowland is located in Montague County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
- Saint Jo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hynds City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hynds City is located in Montague County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds City
- Nocona
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Eastman, see our County-by-County Page for Eastman.
Cemeteries Near Eastman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eastman.
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 Eastman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Eastman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Eastman, with the one closest to Eastman listed first.
- Eastman Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Parker Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Box Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Burneyville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Oswalt Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cheek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Gunter Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Criner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Morgan Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Simon Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cheek Love Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Arnoldville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (159 more) ...
- Greenville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- McAlester Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlester Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McAlester Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the south of Ardmore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98904 <3>
- Barlow Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 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.<4>
While we didn't find Eastman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Eastman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Eastman, with the one closest to Eastman listed first.
- Sivells Bend ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sivells Bend is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivells Bend
- Illinois Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Illinois Bend is located in Montague County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
- Marysville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Marysville is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Coesfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
- Dexter
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Spanish Fort
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spanish Fort is located in Montague County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
- Balm
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Balm is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm
- Bonita
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Bonita is located in Montague County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita
- Muenster
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Lindsay
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Custer City is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Callisburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Callisburg is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Red Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Branch is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
- Woodford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Woodford is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Saint Jo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Eastman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Eastman.
Newspapers Published in Eastman ...
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 83 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eastman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eastman, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Eastman.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Eastman:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Love County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carter County
- Jefferson County
- Johnston County
- Marshall County
- Murray County
- Cooke County
- Grayson County
- Montague 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> | 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- Eastman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Eastman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |