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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 Fair Oaks (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 Fair Oaks. 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.

Fair Oaks is primarily located in Wagoner County. A portion of Fair Oaks extends into 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 Wagoner County: Cherokee, Mayes, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Rogers & Tulsa.

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

  • Wagoner County     (The home county of Fair Oaks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
    • New Tulsa
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • New Tulsa is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tulsa
    • Coweta
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Redbird
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Stonebluff
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Stonebluff is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebluff
    • Stones Corner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Stones Corner is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
    • Choska ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Choska is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choska
      • Choska has also been known as:
      • Chooska Bottoms
      • Choska Bottoms
    • Porter
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Wagoner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Clarksville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Clarksville is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Tullahassee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Tullahassee is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahassee
    • Anchor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Anchor is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
    • Gibson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gibson is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
  • Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
    • Kiefer
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sapulpa
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Mounds
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Mayes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
    • Mazie
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Chouteau
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Pryor Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Pin Oaks Acres
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Pin Oaks Acres is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oaks Acres
    • Murphy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Murphy is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Sportsmen Acres
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Sportsmen Acres is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmen Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Cedar Crest
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Crest is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
    • Sams Corner
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Sams Corner is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Corner
    • Ballou
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Ballou is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
    • Locust Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Adair
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Muskogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
    • Haskell
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jamesville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jamesville is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
    • Taft
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Taft is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <1>
  • Nowata County
    • Watova
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Watova is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watova
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
    • Skiatook
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Avant
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pulare ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Pulare is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulare
  • Rogers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
    • Catoosa
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Verdigris
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Verdigris is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdigris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
    • Gregory
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Gregory is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Valley Park
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Valley Park is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Tiawah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tiawah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiawah
    • Inola
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Limestone
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Limestone is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Claremore
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Justice
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Justice is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
    • Sequoyah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Sequoyah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoyah
    • Oologah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Foyil
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Tulsa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
    • Broken Arrow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Owasso
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Collinsville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tulsa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Turley
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Turley is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
    • Garden City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Garden City is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Sperry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Leonard
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bixby
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jenks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Kengle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Kengle is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kengle
    • Oakhurst
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fair Oaks, with the one closest to Fair Oaks listed first.
    • Vera
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Fair Oaks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fair Oaks.

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 Fair Oaks - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Crutchfield Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Stidman Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Timber Ridge Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • River Hill Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Cromwell Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Denbo Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denbo Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Denbo Cemetery is located outside and to the northwest of Catoosa.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #301205 <2>
  • Dick Duck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dick Duck Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Dick Duck Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #953447 <2>
  • Duck Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Wofford Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Chambers Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Smith Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (163 more) ...
    • Chambers Cemetery
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Springtown Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bailey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

  • Keith
    (14 miles [22.5 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 Fair Oaks. See our List of 1890's Communities around Fair Oaks.

Newspapers Published in Fair Oaks ...

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 149 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fair Oaks.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Fair Oaks:

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 Fair Oaks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fair Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.