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 Heyburn (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 Heyburn. 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.
Heyburn is located in Creek 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 Creek County: Lincoln, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pawnee, Payne & Tulsa.
Below are the counties that are near Heyburn. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Heyburn:
- Creek County (The home county of Heyburn)
- The following are listed by their distance from Heyburn, with the one closest to Heyburn listed first.
- Kellyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bristow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Slick
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Pulaski ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Sapulpa
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Mounds
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kiefer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lawrence Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrence Creek is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Depew
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mannford
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Shamrock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Silver City is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heyburn, with the one closest to Heyburn listed first.
- South Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- South Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- Stroud
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Avery
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Avery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Kendrick
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Kendrick is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
- Davenport
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Okfuskee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heyburn, with the one closest to Heyburn listed first.
- Okfuskee
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Okfuskee is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okfuskee
- Mason
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Mason is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
- Ixl
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
- Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
- Castle
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Castle is located in Okfuskee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
- Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
- Okmulgee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heyburn, with the one closest to Heyburn listed first.
- Beggs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Preston
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Okmulgee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heyburn, with the one closest to Heyburn listed first.
- Pulare ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Pulare is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulare
- Prue
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Osage
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Osage is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Osage has also been known as:
- Osage City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <1>
- Wild Horse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wild Horse is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
- Pawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heyburn, with the one closest to Heyburn listed first.
- Shady Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Shady Grove is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2 people
- Westport
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Leroy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leroy is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Oak Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2010 Census: 18 people
- Mule Barn
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Mule Barn is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Barn
- Terlton
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hallett
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Quay
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Quay is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
- Payne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heyburn, with the one closest to Heyburn listed first.
- North Village
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- North Village is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Schlegel
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Schlegel is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel
- Cartoco
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cartoco is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
- Cushing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Yale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Tulsa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Heyburn, with the one closest to Heyburn listed first.
- Glenpool
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lotsee
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Lotsee is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotsee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
- Oakhurst
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prattville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prattville is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Jenks
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Sand Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Kengle
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Kengle is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kengle
- Bixby
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Tulsa
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Leonard
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Wagoner County
- Stonebluff
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Stonebluff is located in Wagoner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebluff
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Heyburn, see our County-by-County Page for Heyburn.
Cemeteries Near Heyburn ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Heyburn.
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 Heyburn - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Heyburn covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Heyburn, with the one closest to Heyburn listed first.
- Sunrise Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Provens Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Willie Tiger Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lester Thomas Family Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Felix Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kellyville City Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Baker Family Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Magnolia Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sewell Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Tabor Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Harlinsville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Continue List (171 more) ...
- Bristow Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bristow Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Bristow Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Bristow.
- The Bristow Cemetery has also been known as:
- Bristow City Cemetery
- Oaklawn Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #158137 <2>
- Pickett Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Durant Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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 Heyburn in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Heyburn.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Heyburn, with the one closest to Heyburn listed first.
- Leroy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Leroy is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Stroud
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jennings
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cushing
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Wild Horse
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wild Horse is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
- Cleveland
(29 miles [46.7 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 Heyburn. See our List of 1890's Communities around Heyburn.
Newspapers Published in Heyburn ...
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 120 newspapers that have been published in the area around Heyburn.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Heyburn, 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 Heyburn.
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 helpful 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 Heyburn:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Creek County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lincoln County
- Okfuskee County
- Okmulgee County
- Osage County
- Pawnee County
- Payne County
- Tulsa County
- Wagoner 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 Heyburn, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Heyburn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |