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 Harrison (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 Harrison. 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 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.
Harrison is located in Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah County: Crawford (AR), Sebastian (AR), Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Le Flore & Muskogee.
Below are the counties that are near Harrison. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Harrison:
- Sequoyah County (The home county of Harrison)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- McKey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- McKey is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKey
- Sallisaw
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brent is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Vian
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marble City Community
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pinhook Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pinhook Corners is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Corners
- Seven Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Dwight Mission
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Dwight Mission is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Mission
- Gans
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Carlisle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Carlisle is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
- Marble City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Akins
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Akins is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins
- Box
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Box is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Bunch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Greasy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Greasy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
- Lyons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Cherry Tree
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cherry Tree is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Bell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Rocky Mountain
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Rocky Mountain is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mountain
- Zion
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Salem
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Salem is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Wauhillau
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Wauhillau is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauhillau
- Stilwell
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Cookson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dry Creek
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
- Barber
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Barber is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barber
- Caney Ridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Caney Ridge is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Ridge
- Pettit Bay
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Pettit Bay is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit Bay
- Pettit
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Pettit is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Carters Landing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Carters Landing is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carters Landing
- Keys
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Keys is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys
- Tenkiller
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Tenkiller is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenkiller
- Zeb
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Zeb is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeb
- Park Hill
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woodall
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Woodall is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall
- Haskell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Tamaha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Tamaha is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamaha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Keota
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Stigler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- McCurtain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Whitefield
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Lequire
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sans Bois
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Sans Bois is located in Haskell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sans Bois
- Hoyt
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kinta
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Le Flore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Cowlington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Cowlington is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Bokoshe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Fort Coffee
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Spiro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Skullyville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Panama
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Braden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Shady Point
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Arkoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pocola
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cameron
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Island
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Poteau
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- McIntosh County
- Duchess Landing
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Duchess Landing is located in McIntosh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duchess Landing
- Muskogee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Webbers Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Simms
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Simms is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simms
- Sour John
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sour John is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour John
- Porum
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Braggs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- River Bottom
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- River Bottom is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bottom
- Warner
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Crawford County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Uniontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Barcelona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Van Buren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cedarville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Natural Dam
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sebastian County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Bonanza
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Buell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Fort Smith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Hackett
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Harrison, see our County-by-County Page for Harrison.
Cemeteries Near Harrison ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Harrison.
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 Harrison - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Harrison covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Drake Stand Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Buffington Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sallisaw City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallisaw City Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Sallisaw City Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Sallisaw.
- The Sallisaw City Cemetery has also been known as:
- Sallisaw Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99469 <2>
- Tamaha Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Brent Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McCoy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Star Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Baldridge Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Vien Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Sans Bois Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Fleetwood Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lessley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Continue List (203 more) ...
- Peters Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Vian Garden of Memories
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandtown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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 Harrison in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Harrison.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Harrison, with the one closest to Harrison listed first.
- Seven Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Dora
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Dora is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Lyons
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Cavanaugh
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cavanaugh is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavanaugh
- Enterprise
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Uniontown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Martin
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Martin is located in Muskogee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Barcelona
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Jenson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jenson is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Buell
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Fort Smith
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Van Buren
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Crescent
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Crescent is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Harrison. See our List of 1890's Communities around Harrison.
Newspapers Published in Harrison ...
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 110 newspapers that have been published in the area around Harrison.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Harrison, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Harrison.
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 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 Harrison:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Sequoyah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Cherokee County
- Haskell County
- Le Flore County
- McIntosh County
- Muskogee County
- Crawford County
- Sebastian 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 Harrison, 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Harrison) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |