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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 Elba (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 Elba. 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 doctors and 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.

Elba is located in Rogers 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 Rogers County: Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Tulsa, Wagoner & Washington.

Below are the counties that are near Elba. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elba:

  • Rogers County     (The home county of Elba)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elba, with the one closest to Elba listed first.
    • Oologah
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Sequoyah
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Sequoyah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoyah
    • Claremore
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Limestone
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Limestone is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Foyil
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Talala
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Valley Park
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Valley Park is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Justice
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Justice is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
    • Verdigris
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Verdigris is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdigris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
    • Bushyhead
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Bushyhead is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushyhead
    • Jamestown
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jamestown is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Tiawah
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Tiawah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiawah
  • Craig County
    • Big Cabin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Mayes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elba, with the one closest to Elba listed first.
    • Pryor Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Pryor Creek is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,392 people
      • Pryor Creek has also been known as:
      • Pryor
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pryor Creek <1>
    • Adair
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Chouteau
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Mazie
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sportsmen Acres
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sportsmen Acres is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmen Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Murphy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Murphy is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Pin Oaks Acres
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Pin Oaks Acres is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oaks Acres
    • Sams Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Sams Corner is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Corner
    • Pensacola
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Pensacola is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Salina
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
    • Strang
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Nowata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elba, with the one closest to Elba listed first.
    • Watova
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Watova is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watova
    • New Alluwe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • New Alluwe is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alluwe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Nowata
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Coodys Bluff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Coodys Bluff is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coodys Bluff
    • Delaware
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elba, with the one closest to Elba listed first.
    • Skiatook
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Avant
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Barnsdall
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Tulsa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elba, with the one closest to Elba listed first.
    • Collinsville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Owasso
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sperry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Turley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Turley is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
    • Tulsa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Tulsa is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403,166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulsa <1>
    • Broken Arrow
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Garden City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Garden City is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Kengle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Kengle is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kengle
    • Sand Springs
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wagoner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elba, with the one closest to Elba listed first.
    • Fair Oaks
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • New Tulsa
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • New Tulsa is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tulsa
    • Coweta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elba, with the one closest to Elba listed first.
    • Vera
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Vera is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vera <1>
    • Ramona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oglesby
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Oglesby is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
    • Ochelata
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hogshooter
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Hogshooter is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogshooter
    • Bartlesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Dewey
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Dewey is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Elba ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elba.

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

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

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

  • Sageeyah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bushyhead Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Oologah Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Wann Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Oowala Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lone Elm Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sand Ridge Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Talber Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Victory Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Wards Grove Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fair View Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (149 more) ...

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.<3>

While we didn't find Elba in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elba.

  • Keith
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Keith is located in Rogers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith

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

Newspapers Published in Elba ...

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 137 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elba.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Elba, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Elba.

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 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 Elba:

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>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 Elba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Elba) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.