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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 Idabel (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 Idabel. 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 southwest 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 south.

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 south 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.

Idabel is located in McCurtain County and is the County Seat.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of McCurtain County: Little River (AR), Polk (AR), Sevier (AR), Choctaw, Le Flore, Pushmataha, Bowie (TX) & Red River (TX).

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

  • McCurtain County     (The home county of Idabel)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Idabel, with the one closest to Idabel listed first.
    • Holly Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
      • Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County
    • Garvin
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Haworth
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Broken Bow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Golden
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Millerton
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in McCurtain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <1>
    • Wright City
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
      • Wright City is located in McCurtain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <1>
    • Valliant
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Eagletown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Hochatown
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Slim
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
      • Slim is located in McCurtain County
    • Ringold
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Rufe
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Idabel, with the one closest to Idabel listed first.
    • Swink
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Fort Towson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
      • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <1>
    • Frogville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frogville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County
  • Little River County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Idabel, with the one closest to Idabel listed first.
    • Cerrogordo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerrogordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
      • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Winthrop
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winthrop
      • Winthrop is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winthrop <1>
    • Foreman
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
      • Foreman is located in Little River County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foreman <1>
  • Sevier County (AR)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Idabel, with the one closest to Idabel listed first.
    • Horatio
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horatio have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horatio
      • Horatio is located in Sevier County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,011 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horatio <1>
    • Process City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Process City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
      • Process City is located in Sevier County (AR)
    • De Queen
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Queen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Queen
      • De Queen is located in Sevier County (AR)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,406 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Queen <1>
    • Norwoodville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwoodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwoodville
      • Norwoodville is located in Sevier County (AR)
  • Bowie County (TX)
    • De Kalb
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
      • De Kalb is located in Bowie County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <1>
  • Lamar County (TX)
    • Pin Hook
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Hook
      • Pin Hook is located in Lamar County (TX)
  • Red River County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Idabel, with the one closest to Idabel listed first.
    • Greenwood
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Silver City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Red River County (TX)
    • English
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
      • English is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Annona
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annona
      • Annona is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annona <1>
    • Avery
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avery <1>
    • Clarksville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Addielou
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
      • Addielou is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Kanawha
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
      • Kanawha is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Bagwell
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Boxelder
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boxelder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
      • Boxelder is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Sherry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherry
      • Sherry is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Detroit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <1>
    • Liberty
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Liberty is located in Red River County (TX)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Idabel ...

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 55 newspapers that have been published in the area around Idabel.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Idabel. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Idabel and those printed in the larger area surrounding Idabel.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3> of Idabel.

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 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 Idabel:

Cemeteries Near Idabel ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Idabel.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Denison Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denison Cemetery
  • Canfield Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canfield Cemetery
  • Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<3> to the northwest of Garvin.
    • The Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188528 <4>
  • Thomas Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Thomas Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Thomas Chapel Cemetery
  • Redland Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redland Cemetery
  • Bachman Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bachman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bachman Cemetery
  • Crown Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Hill Cemetery
  • Lukfata Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lukfata Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lukfata Cemetery
  • Watsons Memorial Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watsons Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watsons Memorial Cemetery
  • Haley Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haley Cemetery
  • Haworth Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haworth Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haworth Cemetery
  • Sweet Home Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Home Cemetery
  • Continue List   (114 more) ...
    • Albion Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albion Cemetery
    • Harris Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harris Cemetery
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery

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.<5>

While we didn't find Idabel in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Idabel.

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

  • Albion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Albion is located in Red River County (TX)
  • Madras
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madras have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madras
    • Madras is located in Red River County (TX)
  • English
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
    • English is located in Red River County (TX)
  • Manchester
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Red River County (TX)
  • Cerrogordo
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerrogordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
    • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)
  • Annona
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annona
    • Annona is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Annona <1>
  • Clarksville
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Kanawha
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kanawha have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
    • Kanawha is located in Red River County (TX)
  • Bagwell
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Bowie County (TX)
  • Woodland
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Red River County (TX)
  • Chapel Hill
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
    • Chapel Hill is located in Sevier County (AR)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rocky Comfort
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
      • Rocky Comfort is located in Little River County (AR)
    • Detroit
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Detroit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
      • Detroit is located in Red River County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 684 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <1>
    • De Kalb
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Kalb
      • De Kalb is located in Bowie County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,611 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Kalb <1>

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Idabel. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

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 location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>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- Idabel) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Idabel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8941, Longitude: -94.8273    
<4>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.
<5>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 Idabel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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