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 Foreman (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 Foreman. 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 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 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.
Foreman is located in Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah County: Crawford (AR), Sebastian (AR), Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Le Flore & Muskogee.
Below are the counties that are near Foreman. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Foreman:
- Sequoyah County (The home county of Foreman)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foreman, with the one closest to Foreman listed first.
- Gans
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Muldrow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Roland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brent
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Brent is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Remy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Remy is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Moffett
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Long
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Long is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Seven Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Akins
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Akins is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins
- Sallisaw
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belfonte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
- Brushy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Brushy is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foreman, with the one closest to Foreman listed first.
- Greasy
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Greasy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
- Bunch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Bell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Bell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Cherry Tree
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Cherry Tree is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Lyons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Salem
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Zion
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foreman, with the one closest to Foreman listed first.
- Cookson
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Haskell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foreman, with the one closest to Foreman listed first.
- Keota
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- McCurtain
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Tamaha
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Tamaha is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Stigler
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Le Flore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Foreman, with the one closest to Foreman listed first.
- Fort Coffee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Spiro
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Skullyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Braden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Cowlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cowlington is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Pocola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Arkoma
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Panama
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Rock Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Bokoshe
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cameron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Muskogee County
- Webbers Falls
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crawford County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foreman, with the one closest to Foreman listed first.
- Van Buren
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wright Town
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Uniontown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Barcelona
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Kibler
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- Cedarville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Concord
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- New Town
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Alma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
- Rudy
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Natural Dam
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Sebastian County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Foreman, with the one closest to Foreman listed first.
- Bonanza
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Buell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Fort Smith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hackett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Barling
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jenny Lind
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Central City
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Greenwood
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Midland
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Frog Town
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frog Town is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Town
- Hartford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lavaca
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Lavaca is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <1>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Foreman, see our County-by-County Page for Foreman.
Cemeteries Near Foreman ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Foreman.
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 Foreman - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Foreman covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Foreman, with the one closest to Foreman listed first.
- Center Point Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Redland Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Wilson Rock Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lees Chapel Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Muldrow Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Faulkner Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gans Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden of Memories Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Black Jack Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (250 more) ...
- Short Mtn. Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Mtn. Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Short Mtn. Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest of Spiro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99527 <3>
- Faulkner Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Wards 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.<4>
While we didn't find Foreman in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Foreman.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Foreman, with the one closest to Foreman listed first.
- Cavanaugh
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Cavanaugh is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavanaugh
- Seven Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Enterprise
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Enterprise is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Dora
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Dora is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Jenson
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jenson is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Buell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Crescent
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Fort Smith
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hackett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Massard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Massard is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massard
- Jenny Lind
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Barling
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Van Buren
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Excelsior
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Excelsior is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Excelsior
- Catcher
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Catcher is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catcher
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Foreman. See our List of 1890's Communities around Foreman.
Newspapers Published in Foreman ...
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 135 newspapers that have been published in the area around Foreman.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Foreman, there are papers which were published within 25 miles [40.2 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Foreman.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Foreman:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Sequoyah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Cherokee County
- Haskell County
- Le Flore County
- Muskogee County
- Crawford County
- Sebastian 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> | 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- Foreman) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Foreman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |