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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 Fort Cobb (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 Fort Cobb. 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 Fort Cobb ...

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.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Fort Cobb: Ft. Cobb

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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Fort Cobb is located in Caddo 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 Caddo County: Blaine, Canadian, Comanche, Custer, Grady, Kiowa & Washita.

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

  • Caddo County     (The home county of Fort Cobb)
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Cobb, with the one closest to Fort Cobb listed first.
    • Lakeside Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Comanche County
    • Fletcher
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elgin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
    • Meers
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Richards Spur ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Medicine Park
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Park
      • Medicine Park is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Park <1>
    • The Holy City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Holy City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Holy City
      • The Holy City is located in Comanche County
    • Sterling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Sill
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Cobb, with the one closest to Fort Cobb listed first.
    • Verden
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verden
      • Verden is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verden <1>
    • Norge
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
      • Norge is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Pocasset
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocasset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
      • Pocasset is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocasset <1>
    • Chickasha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • East Ninnekah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ninnekah came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ninnekah
      • East Ninnekah is located in Grady County
    • Ninnekah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ninnekah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ninnekah
      • Ninnekah is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,042 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ninnekah <1>
  • Kiowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Cobb, with the one closest to Fort Cobb listed first.
    • Mountain View
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Gotebo
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gotebo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotebo
      • Gotebo is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gotebo <1>
    • Cooperton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Washita County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Cobb, with the one closest to Fort Cobb listed first.
    • Colony
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
      • Colony is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colony <1>
    • Corn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn
      • Corn is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corn <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Fort Cobb ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fort Cobb.

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

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

  • Ft. Cobb Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Rest Haven Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rest Haven Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rest Haven Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Red Stone Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Stone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Stone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Ware Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ware Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ware Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Albert Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albert Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cedar Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cedar Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cedar Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Botone Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Botone Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Botone Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Daugamah Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Daugamah Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Daugamah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carnegie Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carnegie Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carnegie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenfield Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memory Lane Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (98 more) ...
    • Kiowa Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kiowa Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kiowa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Rock Springs Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Springs Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Springs Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Gracemont Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gracemont Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gracemont 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.<6>

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

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

  • Anadarko
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cloud Chief
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloud Chief have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Chief
    • Cloud Chief is located in Washita County
  • Fort Sill
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Rainy ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy
    • Rainy is located in Washita County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fort Cobb ...

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 124 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Cobb.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fort Cobb. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fort Cobb and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fort Cobb.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<7> of Fort Cobb.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Fort Cobb:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Cobb. 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>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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.
<6>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 Fort Cobb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<7>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Fort Cobb) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Cobb. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0986, Longitude: -98.4362    









 

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