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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 Elk City (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 Elk City. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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.

Elk City is located in Beckham 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 Beckham County: Custer, Greer, Harmon, Kiowa, Roger Mills, Washita, Collingsworth (TX) & Wheeler (TX).

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

  • Beckham County     (The home county of Elk City)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk City, with the one closest to Elk City listed first.
    • Carter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Sayre
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
      • Sayre is located in Beckham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <1>
    • Delhi
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Beckham County
    • Mayfield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Sweetwater
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweetwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
      • Sweetwater is located in Beckham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <1>
    • Erick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Custer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk City, with the one closest to Elk City listed first.
    • Carpenter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Carpenter is located in Custer County
    • Butler
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <1>
    • Clinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Arapaho
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greer County
    • Willow
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Willow is located in Greer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow <1>
  • Kiowa County
    • Lone Wolf
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Roger Mills County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk City, with the one closest to Elk City listed first.
    • Berlin
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
    • Hammon
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
      • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <1>
    • Cheyenne
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Strong City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strong City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
      • Strong City is located in Roger Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Roll
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll
      • Roll is located in Roger Mills County
  • Washita County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Elk City, with the one closest to Elk City listed first.
    • Canute
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Burns Flat
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Flat
      • Burns Flat is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns Flat <1>
    • Foss
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foss have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
      • Foss is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foss <1>
    • Dill City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dill City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill City
      • Dill City is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dill City <1>
    • Sentinel
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Bessie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
      • Bessie is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessie <1>
    • New Cordell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
      • New Cordell is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
      • New Cordell has also been known as:
      • Cordell
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <1>
    • Rocky
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky
      • Rocky is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Elk City ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elk City.

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 Elk City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • East Fairlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Fairlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Fairlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairlawn Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairlawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Evergreen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Evergreen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hebron Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hebron Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hebron Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Merritt Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Merritt Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Merritt Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thompson Pixlee Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Pixlee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Pixlee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ural Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ural Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ural Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Edwardsville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwardsville Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwardsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (106 more) ...
    • Holy Family Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Holy Family Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Holy Family Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Carpenter Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Bellview Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bellview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bellview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Elk City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Elk City.

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

  • Hammon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammon
    • Hammon is located in Roger Mills County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammon <1>
  • Cheyenne
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Delhi
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Delhi is located in Beckham County
  • New Cordell
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
    • New Cordell is located in Washita County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
    • New Cordell has also been known as:
    • Cordell
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <1>
  • Arapaho
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sweetwater
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sweetwater. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
    • Sweetwater is located in Beckham County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Elk City ...

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 97 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elk City.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Elk City. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Elk City and those printed in the larger area surrounding Elk City.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Elk City.

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 helpful 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 Elk City:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elk City. 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Elk City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elk City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elk City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4180, Longitude: -99.3987       In this case, the coordinates for Elk City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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