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 Hazel Dell (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 Hazel Dell. 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 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.
Hazel Dell 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 Hazel Dell. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hazel Dell:
- Pottawatomie County (The home county of Hazel Dell)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazel Dell, with the one closest to Hazel Dell listed first.
- Aydelotte
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
- Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- McLoud
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Johnson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
- Shawnee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Bellemont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Tecumseh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Brooksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Pink
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
- Earlsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Macomb
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazel Dell, with the one closest to Hazel Dell listed first.
- Little Axe
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Etowah
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Hall Park
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
- Maguire
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Maguire is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
- Moore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Norman
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Noble
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazel Dell, with the one closest to Hazel Dell listed first.
- Jacktown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Meeker
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sparks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Warwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Warwick is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Wellston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Prague
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Chandler
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ingram
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ingram is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Fallis
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Fallis is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
- Davenport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Carney
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Kendrick
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kendrick is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Logan County
- Meridian
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Okfuskee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazel Dell, with the one closest to Hazel Dell listed first.
- Paden
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Boley
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Oklahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazel Dell, with the one closest to Hazel Dell listed first.
- Newalla
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Harrah
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Woods
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Woods is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Choctaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Jones
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Luther
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Nicoma Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Midwest City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Spencer
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Lake Hiwassee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Hiwassee is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hiwassee
- Arcadia
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Del City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Seminole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hazel Dell, with the one closest to Hazel Dell listed first.
- Seminole
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bowlegs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lima
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hazel Dell, see our County-by-County Page for Hazel Dell.
Cemeteries Near Hazel Dell ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hazel Dell.
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 Hazel Dell - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hazel Dell covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hazel Dell, with the one closest to Hazel Dell listed first.
- Abrams Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Centerville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- New Salem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jent Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Kickapoo Friends Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Jamison Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Minneha Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- St. Gregory's Abbey Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Hope Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Anderson Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Wilson Chapel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- St. Benedict Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Wakole Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
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 Hazel Dell in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hazel Dell.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hazel Dell, with the one closest to Hazel Dell listed first.
- Dale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Clifton
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Clifton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
- Shawnee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bellemont
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Tecumseh
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Stella
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Stella is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Choctaw
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Wellston
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Warwick
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Warwick is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
- Ingram
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Ingram is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
- Chandler
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Arlington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Denver
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Denver is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Franklin
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Davenport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hazel Dell. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hazel Dell.
Newspapers Published in Hazel Dell ...
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 248 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hazel Dell.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hazel Dell, 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 Hazel Dell.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Hazel Dell:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleveland County
- Lincoln County
- Logan County
- Okfuskee County
- Oklahoma 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 Hazel Dell, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hazel Dell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |