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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 Hibsaw (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 Hibsaw. 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.

Hibsaw is primarily located in Lincoln County. A portion of Hibsaw extends into Oklahoma 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 Lincoln County: Creek, Logan, Okfuskee, Oklahoma, Payne & Pottawatomie.

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

  • Lincoln County     (The home county of Hibsaw)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hibsaw, with the one closest to Hibsaw listed first.
    • Ingram
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
    • Fallis
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Fallis is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Wellston
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Warwick
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
    • Carney
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Chandler
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Tryon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jacktown
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
    • Sparks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Parkland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
    • Meeker
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Agra
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Agra is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agra <1>
  • Kingfisher County
    • Cashion
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hibsaw, with the one closest to Hibsaw listed first.
    • Meridian
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Langston
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Coyle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Guthrie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Cedar Valley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Cedar Valley is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Lawrie
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Lawrie is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
    • Cimarron City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Cimarron City is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Mulhall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crescent
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Oklahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hibsaw, with the one closest to Hibsaw listed first.
    • Luther
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Arcadia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lake Hiwassee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Lake Hiwassee is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hiwassee
    • Jones
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jones is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,223 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones <1>
    • Harrah
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Choctaw
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Nicoma Park
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Spencer
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Woods
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Woods is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
    • Edmond
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <1>
    • Newalla
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Lake Aluma
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lake Aluma is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Aluma
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hibsaw, with the one closest to Hibsaw listed first.
    • Vinco
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Vinco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
    • Perkins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cottingham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
    • Ripley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cushing
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Stillwater
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Hibsaw, with the one closest to Hibsaw listed first.
    • McLoud
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • McLoud is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLoud <1>
    • Aydelotte
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Aydelotte is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aydelotte
    • Dale
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
    • Bellemont
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
    • Johnson
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
    • Bethel Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 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
    • Shawnee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Shawnee is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shawnee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shawnee <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Hibsaw ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hibsaw.

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 Hibsaw - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hibsaw covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • St. Luke Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Tillman Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wellston Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Iowa Mission Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Luther Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Bethlehem Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Reunion Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Marshall Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Favor Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jordan Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gardner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Forest Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Continue List   (230 more) ...
    • St. Paul Baptist Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Sweat Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 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 Hibsaw in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hibsaw.

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

  • Ingram
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
  • Wellston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Warwick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Arcadia
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Chandler
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Choctaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Langston
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Clifton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Clifton is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Waterloo
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Waterloo is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Edmond
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <1>
  • Parkland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Perkins
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
    • Guthrie
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Hibsaw ...

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 41 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hibsaw.

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

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 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 Hibsaw:

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 Hibsaw, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hibsaw) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.