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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 Eldorado (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 Eldorado. 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 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.

Eldorado is located in Jackson County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson County: Greer, Harmon, Kiowa, Tillman, Hardeman (TX) & Wilbarger (TX).

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

  • Jackson County     (The home county of Eldorado)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Olustee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Duke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • East Duke
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Duke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Duke
      • East Duke is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Elmer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elmer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmer
      • Elmer is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elmer <1>
    • Victory
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • Victory is located in Jackson County
    • Hess
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hess have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
      • Hess is located in Jackson County
    • Altus
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
      • Altus is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <1>
    • Martha
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Humphreys
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humphreys
      • Humphreys is located in Jackson County
    • Blair
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Blair is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <1>
    • Friendship
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Headrick
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Greer County
    • Mangum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Harmon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Louis ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis
      • Louis is located in Harmon County
    • Gould
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
      • Gould is located in Harmon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gould <1>
    • Hollis
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Arnett
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
      • Arnett is located in Harmon County
    • Sandy
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Sandy is located in Harmon County
  • Tillman County
    • Tipton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Childress County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Kirkland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Arlie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlie
      • Arlie is located in Childress County (TX)
  • Collingsworth County (TX)
    • Dodson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
      • Dodson is located in Collingsworth County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <1>
  • Foard County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Margaret
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
      • Margaret is located in Foard County (TX)
    • Rayland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
      • Rayland is located in Foard County (TX)
  • Hardeman County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Quanah
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quanah
      • Quanah is located in Hardeman County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quanah <1>
    • Goodlett
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Chillicothe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Medicine Mound ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Mound
      • Medicine Mound is located in Hardeman County (TX)
  • Wilbarger County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.
    • Odell
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Odell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
      • Odell is located in Wilbarger County (TX)
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <1>
    • White City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
      • White City is located in Wilbarger County (TX)
    • Tolbert ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
      • Tolbert is located in Wilbarger County (TX)
    • Fargo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fargo
      • Fargo is located in Wilbarger County (TX)
    • Vernon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Vernon is located in Wilbarger County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,138 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vernon <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Eldorado ...

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 94 newspapers that have been published in the area around Eldorado.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Eldorado, 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 Eldorado.

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 websites either 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 Eldorado:

Cemeteries Near Eldorado ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Eldorado.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Eldorado Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eldorado Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eldorado Cemetery
  • Antioch Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Antioch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Antioch Cemetery
  • Durham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Durham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Durham Cemetery
  • Odema Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Odema Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Odema Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Carmel Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carmel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carmel Cemetery
  • Prairie Hill Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Hill Cemetery
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Liberty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Liberty Cemetery
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cottonwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cottonwood Cemetery
  • Louis Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Louis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Louis Cemetery
  • Memorial Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Park
  • Boggy Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Boggy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Boggy Cemetery
  • Continue List   (47 more) ...
    • Aaron Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aaron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aaron Cemetery
    • Guffin Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Guffin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Guffin Cemetery
    • Duke Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Duke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Duke Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Eldorado had a post office and no railroad service. In 2020, Eldorado had a population of 401 people.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Eldorado, with the one closest to Eldorado listed first.

  • Louis ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louis
    • Louis is located in Harmon County
  • Quanah
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quanah
    • Quanah is located in Hardeman County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,533 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quanah <1>
  • Duke
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Chillicothe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Victory
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Victory is located in Jackson County
  • Hess
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hess have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hess
    • Hess is located in Jackson County
  • Tolbert ‑ Historic
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolbert have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolbert
    • Tolbert is located in Wilbarger County (TX)
  • Altus
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
    • Altus is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <1>
  • Martha
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Kirkland
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Doans
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doans
      • Doans is located in Wilbarger County (TX)
    • Rayland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rayland
      • Rayland is located in Foard County (TX)
    • Mangum
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Reed
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
      • Reed is located in Greer County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eldorado. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Eldorado) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Eldorado. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4733, Longitude: -99.6488    
<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 Eldorado, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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