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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 Fowler (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 Fowler. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the 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 west 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.

Fowler is located in Lincoln 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 Lincoln County: Creek, Logan, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Payne & Pottawatomie.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Fowler)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.
    • Jacktown
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Meeker
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Warwick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Wellston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Ingram
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
    • Sparks
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chandler
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Fallis
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Fallis is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Prague
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Carney
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Davenport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Kendrick
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Kendrick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Parkland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.
    • Little Axe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
    • Franklin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Franklin is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Etowah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Etowah is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
    • Moore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Moore is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <1>
    • Hall Park
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
    • Maguire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Maguire is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
    • Norman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Norman is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <1>
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.
    • Meridian
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Okfuskee County
    • Paden
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Oklahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.
    • Harrah
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Newalla
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Woods
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Woods is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Choctaw
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Luther
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Jones is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <1>
    • Nicoma Park
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lake Hiwassee
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Lake Hiwassee is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hiwassee
    • Spencer
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Arcadia
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Midwest City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Del City
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Forest Park
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Forest Park is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,071 people
  • Payne County
    • Vinco
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Vinco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Fowler, with the one closest to Fowler listed first.
    • McLoud
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • McLoud is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLoud <1>
    • Dale
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Aydelotte
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
    • Johnson
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Bethel Acres
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
    • Shawnee
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <1>
    • Bellemont
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
    • Tecumseh
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Pink
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
    • Brooksville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
    • Earlsboro
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Macomb
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Macomb is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <1>
    • Tribbey
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Seminole County
    • Seminole
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Fowler ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Fowler.

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 Fowler - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Fowler covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Jamison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Kickapoo Friends Church Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jent Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • New Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Wilson Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Anderson Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Ferrell Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Mills Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • McLoud Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Abrams Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Horton Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rossville Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (230 more) ...

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.<3>

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

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

  • Clifton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Clifton is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Dale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Wellston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Warwick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Choctaw
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Ingram
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
  • Shawnee
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <1>
  • Stella
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Stella is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
  • Bellemont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
  • Chandler
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Tecumseh
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Arcadia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Arlington
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Arlington is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Davenport
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Franklin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Franklin is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin

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

Newspapers Published in Fowler ...

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 243 newspapers that have been published in the area around Fowler.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Fowler, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Fowler.

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 websites either 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 Fowler:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<3>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 Fowler, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fowler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.