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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 Hammon (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 Hammon. 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 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.

Hammon is primarily located in Roger Mills County. A portion of Hammon extends into Custer 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 Roger Mills County: Beckham, Custer, Dewey, Ellis, Hemphill (TX) & Wheeler (TX).

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

  • Roger Mills County     (The home county of Hammon)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammon, with the one closest to Hammon listed first.
    • Strong City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strong City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strong City
      • Strong City is located in Roger Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Cheyenne
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Berlin
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
    • Roll
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roll
      • Roll is located in Roger Mills County
    • Crawford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Reydon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reydon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reydon
      • Reydon is located in Roger Mills County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reydon <2>
  • Beckham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammon, with the one closest to Hammon listed first.
    • Elk City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
      • Elk City is located in Beckham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk City <2>
    • Sayre
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
      • Sayre is located in Beckham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <2>
    • Carter
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Custer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammon, with the one closest to Hammon listed first.
    • Carpenter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
      • Carpenter is located in Custer County
    • Butler
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
      • Butler is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <2>
    • Arapaho
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Clinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Custer City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Dewey County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammon, with the one closest to Hammon listed first.
    • Leedey
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Camargo
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Putnam
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Washita County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hammon, with the one closest to Hammon listed first.
    • Canute
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Foss
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foss have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foss
      • Foss is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foss <2>
    • Burns Flat
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Flat
      • Burns Flat is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns Flat <2>
    • Bessie
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bessie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bessie
      • Bessie is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bessie <2>
    • Dill City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill City
      • Dill City is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dill City <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Hammon ...

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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hammon.

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start 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 Hammon:

Cemeteries Near Hammon ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hammon.

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

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

  • Red Hill Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Red Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Red Hill Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • 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.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Kiowa Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Kiowa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Kiowa Cemetery
  • Carpenter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Carpenter Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Carpenter Cemetery
  • Barker Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barker Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barker Cemetery
  • Moorewood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moorewood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moorewood Cemetery
  • Dewey Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Dewey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Dewey Cemetery
  • Thompson Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Cemetery
  • Thompson Pixlee Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thompson Pixlee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thompson Pixlee Cemetery
  • Butler Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Butler Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Butler Cemetery
  • Sankey Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sankey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sankey Cemetery
  • Grandview Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Grandview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Grandview Cemetery
  • Continue List   (109 more) ...
    • Edwardsville Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Edwardsville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Edwardsville Cemetery
    • Shiloh Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shiloh Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shiloh Cemetery
    • Wagoner Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wagoner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wagoner 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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Hammon had no post office or railroad service. In 2020, Hammon had a population of 555 people.

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

  • Cheyenne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Arapaho
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Camargo
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hammon. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hammon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hammon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6328, Longitude: -99.3806    
<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 Hammon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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