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 Hoxbar (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 Hoxbar. 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.
Hoxbar is located in Love 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 Love County: Carter, Jefferson, Marshall, Cooke (TX) & Montague (TX).
Below are the counties that are near Hoxbar. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Hoxbar:
- Love County (The home county of Hoxbar)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoxbar, with the one closest to Hoxbar listed first.
- Overbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Marietta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burneyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Thackerville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Jimtown
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Jimtown is located in Love County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Leon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Orr
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Orr is located in Love County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
- Bryan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoxbar, with the one closest to Hoxbar listed first.
- Mead
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Platter
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoxbar, with the one closest to Hoxbar listed first.
- Dickson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dickson is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Ardmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Brock is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
- Gene Autry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Gene Autry is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Former names for Gene Autry:
- Berwyn
- Dresden
- Lou
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <1>
- Lone Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springer
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Wilson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Woodford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Milo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Healdton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Graham
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clemscott
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Clemscott is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemscott
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoxbar, with the one closest to Hoxbar listed first.
- Mannsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ravia
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tishomingo
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Reagan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Reagan is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Bee
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Bee is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Milburn
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoxbar, with the one closest to Hoxbar listed first.
- Lebanon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Oakland is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
- Madill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Shay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shay is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
- Kingston
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- New Woodville
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Woodville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
- Little City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Little City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
- Cumberland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Cumberland is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- McBride
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- McBride is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Murray County
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoxbar, with the one closest to Hoxbar listed first.
- Crusher
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Crusher is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
- Dougherty
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Cedar Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Village is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
- Davis
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Sulphur
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Cooke County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoxbar, with the one closest to Hoxbar listed first.
- Coesfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
- Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Callisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Callisburg is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Custer City is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Marysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Oak Ridge
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Grayson County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Hoxbar, with the one closest to Hoxbar listed first.
- Sherwood Shores
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
- Cedar Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Gordonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Locust
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Locust is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Dixie
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Dixie is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Basin Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
- Preston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Sadler
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Whitesboro
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pottsboro
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Montague County (TX)
- Illinois Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Illinois Bend is located in Montague County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Hoxbar, see our County-by-County Page for Hoxbar.
Cemeteries Near Hoxbar ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Hoxbar.
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 Hoxbar - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Hoxbar covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Hoxbar, with the one closest to Hoxbar listed first.
- Legate Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Concord Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Wilson Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wilson Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ran Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pickens Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Greenville Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Love Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- McMillan Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Provence Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Reid & Cross Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Enville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (184 more) ...
- I. Hunter Pickens Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- McAlester Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlester Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the McAlester Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the south of Ardmore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98904 <3>
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Zion Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Mt. Zion Cemetery is located outside and to the south of Ardmore.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99035 <3>
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.<4>
While we didn't find Hoxbar in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Hoxbar.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Hoxbar, with the one closest to Hoxbar listed first.
- Coesfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
- Dexter
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Sivells Bend ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Sivells Bend is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivells Bend
- Red Branch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Red Branch is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
- Cedar Mills
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Gordonville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Balm
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Balm is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm
- Sandusky
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Woodford
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Woodford is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
- Callisburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Callisburg is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Marysville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Marysville is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Custer City is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Basin Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
- Preston
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Illinois Bend
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Illinois Bend is located in Montague County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Hoxbar. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hoxbar.
Newspapers Published in Hoxbar ...
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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Hoxbar.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Hoxbar, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Hoxbar.
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 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 Hoxbar:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Love County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bryan County
- Carter County
- Johnston County
- Marshall County
- Murray County
- Cooke County
- Grayson County
- Montague 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hoxbar) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hoxbar, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |