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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 Goodnight (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 Goodnight. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Goodnight is primarily located in Logan County. A portion of Goodnight extends into Payne 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 Logan County: Canadian, Garfield, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Noble, Oklahoma & Payne.

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

  • Logan County     (The home county of Goodnight)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodnight, with the one closest to Goodnight listed first.
    • Coyle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Langston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Meridian
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawrie
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Lawrie is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
    • Mulhall
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Guthrie
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Orlando
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Lakeview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Cedar Valley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Cedar Valley is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Crescent
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Cimarron City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Cimarron City is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Marshall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Creek County
    • Drumright
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Garfield County
    • Hayward
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Hayward is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodnight, with the one closest to Goodnight listed first.
    • Tryon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Carney
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fallis
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Fallis is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Agra
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Agra is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agra <1>
    • Ingram
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
    • Wellston
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Parkland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
    • Warwick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Avery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Avery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Chandler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Kendrick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Kendrick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Davenport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • South Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • South Village is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodnight, with the one closest to Goodnight listed first.
    • Petes Corner
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
    • Morrison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Perry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Lucien
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Oklahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodnight, with the one closest to Goodnight listed first.
    • Luther
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Arcadia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lake Hiwassee
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Hiwassee is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hiwassee
    • Jones
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • 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>
    • Edmond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <1>
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodnight, with the one closest to Goodnight listed first.
    • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
    • Quay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Quay is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodnight, with the one closest to Goodnight listed first.
    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
    • Vinco
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Vinco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
    • Perkins
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cottingham
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
    • Ripley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Stillwater
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Yost
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Yost is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
    • Cushing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Glencoe
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cartoco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Cartoco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
    • Schlegel
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Schlegel is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel
    • North Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • North Village is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • Yale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Yale is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Goodnight ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goodnight.

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

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

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

  • Olivet Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Iowa Chapel Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mt. Pilgrim Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Brandon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Knipe Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Perkins Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Holy Family Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Coyle Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (188 more) ...
    • Iowa City Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Beulah Land Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Union Hill Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

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 Goodnight in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Goodnight.

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

  • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
  • Perkins
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Langston
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Marena
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Marena is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marena
  • Stillwater
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Lawrie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Lawrie is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
  • Guthrie
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Mulhall
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Ingram
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
  • Ingalls
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ingalls is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Wellston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Parkland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Lakeview
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Warwick
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Orlando
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Goodnight ...

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 81 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodnight.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Goodnight. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Goodnight and those printed in the larger area surrounding Goodnight.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Goodnight.

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 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 Goodnight:

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 Goodnight, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Goodnight) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.