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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 Goodwater (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 Goodwater. 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 southeast 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 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.

Goodwater is located in McCurtain 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 McCurtain County: Little River (AR), Polk (AR), Sevier (AR), Choctaw, Le Flore, Pushmataha, Bowie (TX) & Red River (TX).

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

  • McCurtain County     (The home county of Goodwater)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodwater, with the one closest to Goodwater listed first.
    • Haworth
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagletown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Broken Bow
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Holly Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
      • Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County
    • Idabel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
      • Idabel is located in McCurtain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <1>
    • Hochatown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Golden
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Garvin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Millerton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in McCurtain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <1>
    • Wright City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
      • Wright City is located in McCurtain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <1>
    • Valliant
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Little River County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodwater, with the one closest to Goodwater listed first.
    • Cerrogordo
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cerrogordo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
      • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Winthrop
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Winthrop is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <1>
    • Foreman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
      • Foreman is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foreman <1>
    • Alleene
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alleene have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alleene
      • Alleene is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Wilton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
      • Wilton is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilton <1>
    • Ashdown
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashdown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashdown
      • Ashdown is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashdown <1>
  • Polk County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodwater, with the one closest to Goodwater listed first.
    • Grannis
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grannis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
      • Grannis is located in Polk County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
    • Bog Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
      • Bog Springs is located in Polk County (AR)
    • Wickes
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wickes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickes
      • Wickes is located in Polk County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wickes <1>
  • Sevier County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodwater, with the one closest to Goodwater listed first.
    • Horatio
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horatio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
      • Horatio is located in Sevier County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horatio <1>
    • Norwoodville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwoodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
      • Norwoodville is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Process City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Process City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
      • Process City is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • De Queen
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Queen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Queen
      • De Queen is located in Sevier County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Queen <1>
    • Lockesburg
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
      • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
    • Gillham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gillham
      • Gillham is located in Sevier County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
    • Ben Lomond
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Lomond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Lomond
      • Ben Lomond is located in Sevier County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Lomond <1>
  • Bowie County (TX)
    • De Kalb
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
      • De Kalb is located in Bowie County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <1>
  • Red River County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Goodwater, with the one closest to Goodwater listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Red River County (TX)
    • English
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
      • English is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Avery
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <1>
    • Silver City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Annona
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annona
      • Annona is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annona <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Goodwater ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Goodwater.

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

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

  • Philadelphia Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Philadelphia Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Philadelphia Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bokhoma Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bokhoma Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bokhoma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cerrogordo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cerrogordo Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cerrogordo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Redland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Haworth Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haworth Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Piney Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Piney Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Piney Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pauley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pauley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pauley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • West Otis Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Otis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Otis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tonka Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tonka Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tonka Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Thomas Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eagletown Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eagletown Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eagletown Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (117 more) ...
    • Eastport Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eastport Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eastport Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Strawn Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Strawn Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Strawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • West Line Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the West Line Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the West Line 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.<4>

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

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

  • Cerrogordo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cerrogordo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
    • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)
  • Chapel Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
    • Chapel Hill is located in Sevier County (AR)
  • Norwoodville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Norwoodville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
    • Norwoodville is located in Sevier County (AR)
  • Rocky Comfort
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
    • Rocky Comfort is located in Little River County (AR)
  • Lockesburg
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lockesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockesburg
    • Lockesburg is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • English
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • English is located in Red River County (TX)
  • Woodstock
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodstock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstock
    • Woodstock is located in Bowie County (TX)
  • Oak Grove
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Bowie County (TX)
  • Ben Lomond
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ben Lomond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Lomond
    • Ben Lomond is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ben Lomond <1>
  • Albion
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Albion is located in Red River County (TX)
  • De Kalb
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
    • De Kalb is located in Bowie County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <1>
  • Rankin ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rankin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rankin
    • Rankin is located in Little River County (AR)
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    • Richmond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richmond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
      • Richmond is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Antimony ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antimony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antimony
      • Antimony is located in Howard County (AR)
    • Madras
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
      • Madras is located in Red River County (TX)

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

Newspapers Published in Goodwater ...

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 54 newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodwater.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Goodwater, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Goodwater.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Goodwater:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goodwater. 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>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 Goodwater, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Goodwater) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Goodwater. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9101, Longitude: -94.5733       In this case, the coordinates for Goodwater have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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