Our Genealogy Helper
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 Harjo (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 Harjo. 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 doctors and 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.
Harjo is located in Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County: Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma, Pontotoc & Seminole.
Below are the counties that are near Harjo. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harjo:
- Pottawatomie County (The home county of Harjo)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harjo, with the one closest to Harjo listed first.
- Earlsboro
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tecumseh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Maud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
- Brooksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Shawnee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Saint Louis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Macomb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Bethel Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Sacred Heart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Pink
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
- Asher
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harjo, with the one closest to Harjo listed first.
- Etowah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Little Axe
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Maguire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Maguire is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Slaughterville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Garvin County
- Stratford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hughes County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harjo, with the one closest to Harjo listed first.
- Holdenville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Spaulding
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spaulding is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spaulding
- Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
- Yeager
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Yeager is located in Hughes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeager
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harjo, with the one closest to Harjo listed first.
- Meeker
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Prague
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jacktown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Sparks
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- McClain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harjo, with the one closest to Harjo listed first.
- Byars
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Okfuskee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harjo, with the one closest to Harjo listed first.
- Paden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bearden
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
- Boley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Castle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Castle is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Oklahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harjo, with the one closest to Harjo listed first.
- Newalla
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Harrah
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woods
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Woods is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Choctaw
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harjo, with the one closest to Harjo listed first.
- Oil Center
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Bebee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Byng
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Byng is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Francis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oakman
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oakman is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
- Seminole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harjo, with the one closest to Harjo listed first.
- Bowlegs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Seminole
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lima
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Konawa
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Wewoka
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Cromwell
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Sasakwa
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harjo, see our County-by-County Page for Harjo.
Cemeteries Near Harjo ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harjo.
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 Harjo - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harjo covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harjo, with the one closest to Harjo listed first.
- Fairview Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Union Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Earlsboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Earlsboro Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cummings Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Little Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dripping Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ruggles Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Tecumseh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Brooksville Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Continue List (221 more) ...
- Romulus Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Resthaven Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Resthaven Memorial Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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 Harjo in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harjo.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harjo, with the one closest to Harjo listed first.
- Tecumseh
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Romulus
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Romulus is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Shawnee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Anderson
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Anderson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Sacred Heart
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Bellemont
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Dale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Etowah
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Eason
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Eason is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Clifton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Stella
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Stella is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Denver
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Francis
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Arlington
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Arlington is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Franklin
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- 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 Harjo. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harjo.
Newspapers Published in Harjo ...
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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harjo.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harjo, 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 Harjo.
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 Harjo:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleveland County
- Garvin County
- Hughes County
- Lincoln County
- McClain County
- Okfuskee County
- Oklahoma County
- Pontotoc County
- Seminole County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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 Harjo, 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 from Point A (ie- Harjo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |