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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 Guymon (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 Guymon. 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 and hospitals 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.

Guymon is located in Texas County and is the County Seat.

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 Texas County: Morton (KS), Seward (KS), Stevens (KS), Beaver, Cimarron, Hansford (TX), Ochiltree (TX) & Sherman (TX).

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

  • Texas County     (The home county of Guymon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Guymon, with the one closest to Guymon listed first.
    • Optima
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Optima have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Optima
      • Optima is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
    • Goodwell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwell
      • Goodwell is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodwell <2>
    • Straight
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Hardesty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardesty have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardesty
      • Hardesty is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardesty <2>
    • Hooker
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Texhoma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Adams
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Eva
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eva. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eva
      • Eva is located in Texas County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Eva
      • From Guymon to Eva
    • Tyrone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
      • Tyrone is located in Texas County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 743 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <2>
  • Morton County (KS)
    • Rolla
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolla have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolla
      • Rolla is located in Morton County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Hansford County (TX)
    • Gruver
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gruver have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gruver
      • Gruver is located in Hansford County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gruver <2>
  • Sherman County (TX)
    • Texhoma
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Guymon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Guymon.

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

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

  • Elmhurst Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elmhurst Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elmhurst Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Carter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carter Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Optima Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Optima Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Optima Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Frisco Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Frisco Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Frisco Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Banner Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lee Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lee Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Goodwell Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Goodwell Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Goodwell Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Roy Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roy Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keen Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keen Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keen Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Camp Cemetery
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Camp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Camp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (22 more) ...
    • Hardesty Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hardesty Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hardesty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Catholic Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Catholic Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lutheran Babyland Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Babyland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Babyland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Guymon ...

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 28 newspapers that have been published in the area around Guymon.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Guymon:

The official website for Guymon: www.guymonok.com/

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>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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Guymon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Guymon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6895, Longitude: -101.4815    









 

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