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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 Fanshawe (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 Fanshawe. 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.

Fanshawe is primarily located in Le Flore County. A portion of Fanshawe extends into Latimer 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 Le Flore County: Polk (AR), Scott (AR), Sebastian (AR), Haskell, Latimer, McCurtain, Pushmataha & Sequoyah.

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

  • Le Flore County     (The home county of Fanshawe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fanshawe, with the one closest to Fanshawe listed first.
    • Summerfield
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Le Flore
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Flore
      • Le Flore is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 175 people
    • Wister
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Conser
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conser
      • Conser is located in Le Flore County
    • Howe
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howe
      • Howe is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 788 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Howe <1>
    • Talihina
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Heavener
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Petros
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petros
      • Petros is located in Le Flore County
    • Bokoshe
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokoshe have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokoshe
      • Bokoshe is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokoshe <1>
    • Poteau
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Whitesboro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Hodgen
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodgen
      • Hodgen is located in Le Flore County
      • Former name for Hodgen:
      • Hodgens
      • Hodgen has also been known as:
      • Hodgens Station
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hodgen <1>
    • Shady Point
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Point
      • Shady Point is located in Le Flore County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shady Point <1>
  • Haskell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fanshawe, with the one closest to Fanshawe listed first.
    • McCurtain
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCurtain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCurtain
      • McCurtain is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCurtain <1>
    • Lequire
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sans Bois
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sans Bois have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Bois
      • Sans Bois is located in Haskell County
    • Keota
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keota have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keota
      • Keota is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 546 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keota <1>
    • Kinta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinta
      • Kinta is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinta <1>
    • Stigler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stigler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stigler
      • Stigler is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,694 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stigler <1>
    • Whitefield
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Latimer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fanshawe, with the one closest to Fanshawe listed first.
    • Red Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Bengal
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bengal
      • Bengal is located in Latimer County
    • Panola
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Wilburton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Damon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
      • Damon is located in Latimer County
    • Degnan
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Degnan
      • Degnan is located in Latimer County
  • Pittsburg County
    • Quinton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quinton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinton
      • Quinton is located in Pittsburg County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 984 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quinton <1>
  • Pushmataha County
    • Albion
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
      • Albion is located in Pushmataha County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <1>
  • Sequoyah County
    • Brent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
      • Brent is located in Sequoyah County
  • Scott County (AR)
    • Bates
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bates
      • Bates is located in Scott County (AR)
  • Sebastian County (AR)
    • Hartford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
      • Hartford is located in Sebastian County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <1>

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

Newspapers Published in Fanshawe ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fanshawe.

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

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 Fanshawe:

Cemeteries Near Fanshawe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fanshawe.

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

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

  • Hicks Chapel Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hicks Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hicks Chapel Cemetery
  • Norris Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Norris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Norris Cemetery
  • Le Flore Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Summerfield Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Summerfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Summerfield Cemetery
  • Maxey Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maxey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maxey Cemetery
  • Cedars Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedars Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedars Cemetery
  • Dog Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Salonia Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salonia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salonia Cemetery
  • Red Oak Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Oak Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Oak Cemetery
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
  • Rock Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Creek Cemetery
  • Peachland Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (102 more) ...
    • Hoteyaby Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hoteyaby Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hoteyaby Cemetery
    • Mountain Home Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Home Cemetery
    • Old Panther Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Panther Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Panther 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.<5>

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

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

  • Black Fork
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fork
    • Black Fork is located in Scott County (AR)
  • Gipson
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gipson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gipson
    • Gipson is located in Scott County (AR)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fanshawe. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fanshawe) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fanshawe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9511, Longitude: -94.9087    
<4>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.
<5>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 Fanshawe, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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