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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 Gibson (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 Gibson. 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 Gibson ...

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.

The town of Fort Gibson was originally named Cantonment Gibson

  • A typical abbreviation for Fort Gibson: Ft. Gibson

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.

A Few Details for Fort Gibson ...

While it's still very early in our research, we found that:

  • Fort Gibson was established in 1824.

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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

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 south 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 Gibson is primarily located in Muskogee County. A portion of Fort Gibson extends into Cherokee 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 Muskogee County: Cherokee, Haskell, McIntosh, Okmulgee, Sequoyah & Wagoner.

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

  • Muskogee County     (The home county of Fort Gibson)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Gibson, with the one closest to Fort Gibson listed first.
    • Wybark
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
      • Wybark is located in Muskogee County
    • Bacone
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bacone
      • Bacone is located in Muskogee County
    • Muskogee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Braggs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braggs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggs
      • Braggs is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braggs <1>
    • River Bottom
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
      • River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
    • Summit
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
      • Summit is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
    • Sour John
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John
      • Sour John is located in Muskogee County
    • Beland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beland
      • Beland is located in Muskogee County
    • Taft
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
      • Taft is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <1>
    • Oktaha
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oktaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oktaha
      • Oktaha is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oktaha <1>
    • Warner
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warner
      • Warner is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warner <1>
    • Webbers Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Wainwright
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wainwright have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wainwright
      • Wainwright is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 161 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wainwright <1>
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Gibson, with the one closest to Fort Gibson listed first.
    • Rocky Mountain
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
      • Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
    • Wauhillau
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhillau
      • Wauhillau is located in Adair County
    • Bunch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Proctor
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Lyons
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
      • Lyons is located in Adair County
      • Lyons has also been known as:
      • Lyons Switch
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Gibson, with the one closest to Fort Gibson listed first.
    • Woodall
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodall have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall
      • Woodall is located in Cherokee County
    • Zeb
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zeb have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeb
      • Zeb is located in Cherokee County
    • Hulbert
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Shady Grove
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
    • Keys
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keys have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
      • Keys is located in Cherokee County
    • Pettit
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pettit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
      • Pettit is located in Cherokee County
    • Lost City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
      • Lost City is located in Cherokee County
    • Park Hill
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
      • Park Hill is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park Hill <1>
    • Pettit Bay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Bay
      • Pettit Bay is located in Cherokee County
    • Tsa La Gi Indian Village
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tsa La Gi Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tsa La Gi Indian Village
      • Tsa La Gi Indian Village is located in Cherokee County
    • Tahlequah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Carters Landing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Landing
      • Carters Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Cookson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Haskell County
    • Tamaha
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tamaha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaha
      • Tamaha is located in Haskell County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Mayes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Gibson, with the one closest to Fort Gibson listed first.
    • Cedar Crest
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
      • Cedar Crest is located in Mayes County
    • Mazie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mazie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazie
      • Mazie is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mazie <1>
    • Pin Oaks Acres
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pin Oaks Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oaks Acres
      • Pin Oaks Acres is located in Mayes County
    • Ballou
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballou have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
      • Ballou is located in Mayes County
    • Murphy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
      • Murphy is located in Mayes County
    • Iron Post
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Post have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Post
      • Iron Post is located in Mayes County
    • Chouteau
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chouteau have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chouteau
      • Chouteau is located in Mayes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,112 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chouteau <1>
    • Locust Grove
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
      • Locust Grove is located in Mayes County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,395 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <1>
    • Sams Corner
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sams Corner. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Corner
      • Sams Corner is located in Mayes County
    • Snake Creek
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snake Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
      • Snake Creek is located in Mayes County
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Gibson, with the one closest to Fort Gibson listed first.
    • Rentiesville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rentiesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rentiesville
      • Rentiesville is located in McIntosh County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rentiesville <1>
    • Shady Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in McIntosh County
    • Checotah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Duchess Landing
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duchess Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchess Landing
      • Duchess Landing is located in McIntosh County
    • Onapa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onapa
      • Onapa is located in McIntosh County
      • Onapa has also been known as:
      • Bond
  • Rogers County
    • Inola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inola
      • Inola is located in Rogers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inola <1>
  • Sequoyah County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Gibson, with the one closest to Fort Gibson listed first.
    • Paradise Hill
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
      • Paradise Hill is located in Sequoyah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Gore
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
      • Gore is located in Sequoyah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gore <1>
    • Redbird Smith
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbird Smith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird Smith
      • Redbird Smith is located in Sequoyah County
    • Box
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box
      • Box is located in Sequoyah County
    • Evening Shade
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
      • Evening Shade is located in Sequoyah County
    • Carlisle
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
      • Carlisle is located in Sequoyah County
    • Vian
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vian have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vian
      • Vian is located in Sequoyah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,356 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vian <1>
    • Pinhook Corners
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinhook Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Corners
      • Pinhook Corners is located in Sequoyah County
    • Flute Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flute Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flute Springs
      • Flute Springs is located in Sequoyah County
    • Dwight Mission
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Mission
      • Dwight Mission is located in Sequoyah County
    • Marble City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
      • Marble City is located in Sequoyah County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble City <1>
    • Marble City Community
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City Community
      • Marble City Community is located in Sequoyah County
    • McKey
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKey
      • McKey is located in Sequoyah County
  • Wagoner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Gibson, with the one closest to Fort Gibson listed first.
    • Mallard Bay
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
      • Mallard Bay is located in Wagoner County
    • Okay
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okay
      • Okay is located in Wagoner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okay <1>
    • Anchor
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
      • Anchor is located in Wagoner County
    • Gibson
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
      • Gibson is located in Wagoner County
    • Tullahassee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahassee
      • Tullahassee is located in Wagoner County
    • Wagoner
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Clarksville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Wagoner County
    • Porter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Wagoner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porter <1>
    • Redbird
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbird have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
      • Redbird is located in Wagoner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redbird <1>
    • Choska ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Choska. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choska
      • Choska is located in Wagoner County
      • Choska has also been known as:
      • Chooska Bottoms
      • Choska Bottoms
    • Stones Corner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
      • Stones Corner is located in Wagoner County
    • Coweta
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coweta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coweta
      • Coweta is located in Wagoner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coweta <1>
    • Stonebluff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebluff
      • Stonebluff is located in Wagoner County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Fort Gibson ...

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 100 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Gibson.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Fort Gibson. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Fort Gibson and those printed in the larger area surrounding Fort Gibson.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Fort Gibson.

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 Fort Gibson:

Cemeteries Near Fort Gibson ...

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

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

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

  • New Hope Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
  • Walker Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Walker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Walker Cemetery
  • Ft. Gibson Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Gibson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Gibson Cemetery
  • Ft. Gibson National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ft. Gibson National Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ft. Gibson National Cemetery
  • Frozen Rock Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frozen Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frozen Rock Cemetery
  • Harnage Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harnage Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harnage Cemetery
  • Greenhill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Three Rivers Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Harris Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Anderson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Anderson Cemetery
  • Starnes Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Starnes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Starnes Cemetery
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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    • Hammer Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hammer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hammer Cemetery
    • Cherokee Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cherokee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cherokee Cemetery
    • Jamison Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jamison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jamison 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.<6>

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

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

  • Martin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Martin is located in Muskogee County
  • Keith
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
    • Keith is located in Rogers County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Gibson. 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>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- Fort Gibson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Gibson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7767, Longitude: -95.2600       In this case, the coordinates for Fort Gibson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Gibson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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