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 Flint Creek (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 Flint Creek. 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.
Name Variations for Flint Creek ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Flint Creek: Flint Crk. (or less commonly used: Flint Ck. or Flint Cr.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Flint Creek. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Flint Creek.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 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.
Flint Creek is located in Delaware 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 Delaware County: Benton (AR), McDonald (MO), Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Mayes & Ottawa.
Below are the counties that are near Flint Creek. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Flint Creek:
- Delaware County (The home county of Flint Creek)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Creek, with the one closest to Flint Creek listed first.
- Beckwith
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Beckwith is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
- Dripping Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Kansas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cloud Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
- Colcord
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Twin Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- West Siloam Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Rocky Ford
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Rocky Ford is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Leach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Leach is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
- Bull Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bull Hollow is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hollow
- Sycamore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sycamore is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Creek, with the one closest to Flint Creek listed first.
- Chewey
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Chewey is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
- Chance
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Chance is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
- Ballard
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ballard is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballard
- Watts
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Watts Community
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Watts Community is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts Community
- Proctor
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Christie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Christie is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christie
- Addielee
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Addielee is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielee
- Westville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- West Peavine
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- West Peavine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Peavine
- Peavine
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Peavine is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peavine
- Wauhillau
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Wauhillau is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhillau
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Creek, with the one closest to Flint Creek listed first.
- Scraper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Scraper is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper
- Moodys
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Eldon
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Eldon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
- Briggs
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Briggs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
- Gideon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Gideon is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
- Peggs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Tahlequah
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Welling
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Park Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Tsa La Gi Indian Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lost City is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
- Shady Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Craig County
- Ketchum
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mayes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Creek, with the one closest to Flint Creek listed first.
- Rose
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Snake Creek
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Snake Creek is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
- Pump Back
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Pump Back is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pump Back
- Wickliffe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Wickliffe is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
- Spavinaw
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Iron Post
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Iron Post is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Post
- Locust Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hoot Owl
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hoot Owl is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot Owl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
- Salina
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Disney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Ballou
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Ballou is located in Mayes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
- Langley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Benton County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Creek, with the one closest to Flint Creek listed first.
- Hico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hico is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Siloam Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cherokee City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Trident
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Trident is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Gentry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rome City ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rome City is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
- Maysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Springtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Springtown is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Logan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Decatur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Gallatin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gallatin is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallatin
- Washington County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Creek, with the one closest to Flint Creek listed first.
- Cincinnati
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cincinnati is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Summers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Summers is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
- Lincoln
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Rickert ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Rickert is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rickert
- Dutch Mills
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Dutch Mills is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Mills
- Viney Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Viney Grove is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viney Grove
- Canehill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tontitown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wheeler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wheeler is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler
- Clyde
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Clyde is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Morrow
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Morrow is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrow
- Prairie Grove
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- McDonald County (MO)
- The following are listed by their distance from Flint Creek, with the one closest to Flint Creek listed first.
- South West City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Noel
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Noel is located in McDonald County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Flint Creek, see our County-by-County Page for Flint Creek.
Cemeteries Near Flint Creek ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Flint Creek.
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 Flint Creek - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Flint Creek covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Flint Creek, with the one closest to Flint Creek listed first.
- Cookson Hills Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crittende Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Crittenden Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Chewey Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sunset Gardens Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Gardens Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Gardens Cemetery is located outside and to the southeast of Cloud Creek.
- Russell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Oaks Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Thompson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Row Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Row Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Row Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located less than 2 miles<3> to the north of Colcord.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99421 <2>
- Black Fox Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Batt Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- New Hope Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (232 more) ...
- Beck Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bell Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sixkiller Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixkiller Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sixkiller Cemetery is located between<4> the communities of Chance and Watts. The cemetery lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northeast of Chance.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99537 <2>
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 Flint Creek in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Flint Creek.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Flint Creek, with the one closest to Flint Creek listed first.
- Siloam Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hico
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Hico is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hico
- Cherokee City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee City is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee City
- Bloomfield
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Bloomfield is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
- Trident
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Trident is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trident
- Flint ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Flint is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Cincinnati
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cincinnati is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
- Pactolus ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pactolus is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pactolus
- Maysville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maysville is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Springtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Springtown is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Summers
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Summers is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summers
- Logan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Logan is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logan
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Decatur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Robinson
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Clementine ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Clementine is located in Benton County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clementine
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Flint Creek. See our List of 1890's Communities around Flint Creek.
Newspapers Published in Flint Creek ...
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 87 newspapers that have been published in the area around Flint Creek.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Flint Creek, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Flint Creek.
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 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 Flint Creek:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Delaware County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Cherokee County
- Craig County
- Mayes County
- Benton County
- Washington County
- McDonald County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flint Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | To help visualize the location of the cemetery, we've drawn a straight line between the communities of Chance and Watts. The cemetery can be found near that line and roughly halfway between the two communities. Remember that this is just an approximate location. |
| <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 Flint Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |