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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 Washita (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 Washita. 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 Washita ...

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 Washita: Ft. Washita

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 and doctors 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 Washita is located in Bryan 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 Bryan County: Atoka, Choctaw, Johnston, Marshall, Fannin (TX), Grayson (TX) & Lamar (TX).

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

  • Bryan County     (The home county of Fort Washita)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Washita, with the one closest to Fort Washita listed first.
    • Silo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
      • Silo is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Mead
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
      • Mead is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mead <2>
    • Kenefic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenefic have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenefic
      • Kenefic is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenefic <2>
    • Durant
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Armstrong
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Armstrong is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Platter
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Calera
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calera have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calera
      • Calera is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calera <2>
    • Caddo
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Cartwright
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Colbert
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Achille
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Achille have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achille
      • Achille is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 550 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Achille <2>
    • Bokchito
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bokchito have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bokchito
      • Bokchito is located in Bryan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bokchito <2>
  • Atoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Washita, with the one closest to Fort Washita listed first.
    • Caney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Tushka
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
      • Tushka is located in Atoka County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
    • Bentley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
      • Bentley is located in Atoka County
    • Atoka
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Washita, with the one closest to Fort Washita listed first.
    • Dickson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dickson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
      • Dickson is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
    • Gene Autry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
      • Gene Autry is located in Carter County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Former names for Gene Autry:
      • Berwyn
      • Dresden
      • Lou
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <2>
  • Coal County
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Washita, with the one closest to Fort Washita listed first.
    • Bee
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
      • Bee is located in Johnston County
    • Milburn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milburn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milburn
      • Milburn is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milburn <2>
    • Tishomingo
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tishomingo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tishomingo
      • Tishomingo is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,997 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tishomingo <2>
    • Coleman
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravia
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravia
      • Ravia is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 509 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ravia <2>
    • Reagan
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
      • Reagan is located in Johnston County
    • Mannsville
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannsville
      • Mannsville is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 844 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannsville <2>
    • Wapanucka
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Bromide
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bromide have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bromide
      • Bromide is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bromide <2>
    • Connerville
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Mill Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
      • Mill Creek is located in Johnston County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mill Creek <2>
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Washita, with the one closest to Fort Washita listed first.
    • Cumberland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
      • Cumberland is located in Marshall County
    • Little City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
      • Little City is located in Marshall County
    • Kingston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
      • Kingston is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,689 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <2>
    • New Woodville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
      • New Woodville is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
    • McBride
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McBride have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
      • McBride is located in Marshall County
    • Madill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Oakland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Oakland is located in Marshall County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
    • Shay
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
      • Shay is located in Marshall County
    • Lebanon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Cooke County (TX)
    • Dexter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
  • Fannin County (TX)
    • Mulberry
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
      • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
  • Grayson County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fort Washita, with the one closest to Fort Washita listed first.
    • Preston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
      • Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Red River City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red River City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
      • Red River City is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Sherwood Shores
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
      • Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Denison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
      • Denison is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,792 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <2>
    • Pottsboro
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Mills
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
      • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Locust
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
      • Locust is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Frontier Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
      • Frontier Village is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Twin City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
      • Twin City is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Gordonville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Knollwood
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knollwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
      • Knollwood is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
    • Basin Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
      • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)

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

Newspapers Published in Fort Washita ...

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 90 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fort Washita.

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

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 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 Washita:

Cemeteries Near Fort Washita ...

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

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

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

  • Post Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Post Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Post Cemetery
  • Confederate Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Confederate Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Confederate Cemetery
  • Bee Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bee Cemetery
  • Cumberland Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cumberland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cumberland Cemetery
  • Keffer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keffer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keffer Cemetery
  • Linn Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Linn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Linn Cemetery
  • Moore Burney Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moore Burney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moore Burney Cemetery
  • Aylesworth Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Aylesworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Aylesworth Cemetery
  • Mead Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mead Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mead Cemetery
  • Emet Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emet Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emet Cemetery
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Harrison Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harrison Cemetery
  • Continue List   (195 more) ...
    • Cox Chapel Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cox Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cox Chapel Cemetery
    • Harris Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Cliff Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cliff Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cliff 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.<4>

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

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

  • Preston
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Ray
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ray have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
    • Ray is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Cedar Mills
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
    • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
  • Denison
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
    • Denison is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <2>
  • Gordonville
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Branch
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
    • Red Branch is located in Grayson County (TX)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fort Washita. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Fort Washita) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fort Washita. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1029, Longitude: -96.5464       In this case, the coordinates for Fort Washita have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Fort Washita, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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