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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 Irving (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 Irving. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Irving is located in Jefferson County.

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 Jefferson County: Carter, Cotton, Love, Stephens, Clay (TX) & Montague (TX).

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

  • Jefferson County     (The home county of Irving)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irving, with the one closest to Irving listed first.
    • Ryan
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ryan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ryan
      • Ryan is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 744 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ryan <2>
    • Sugden
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugden
      • Sugden is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 41 people
    • Waurika
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Terral
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terral have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terral
      • Terral is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 382 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terral <2>
    • Hastings
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Addington
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Oscar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Grady
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
      • Grady is located in Jefferson County
    • Cornish
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornish have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
      • Cornish is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Petersburg
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
      • Petersburg is located in Jefferson County
    • Ringling
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringling have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringling
      • Ringling is located in Jefferson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringling <2>
  • Cotton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irving, with the one closest to Irving listed first.
    • Taylor
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
      • Taylor is located in Cotton County
    • Temple
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Randlett
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randlett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randlett
      • Randlett is located in Cotton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Randlett <2>
    • Walters
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
      • Walters is located in Cotton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,357 people
      • Former name for Walters:
      • Walter
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walters <2>
    • Cookietown
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cookietown
      • Cookietown is located in Cotton County
  • Love County
    • Orr
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
      • Orr is located in Love County
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irving, with the one closest to Irving listed first.
    • Comanche
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comanche have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche
      • Comanche is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,551 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comanche <2>
    • Meridian
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Stephens County
    • Gas City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gas City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
      • Gas City is located in Stephens County
    • Empire City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire City
      • Empire City is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
    • Loco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loco
      • Loco is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 118 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loco <2>
  • Clay County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irving, with the one closest to Irving listed first.
    • Byers
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Byers have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers
      • Byers is located in Clay County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Byers <2>
    • Petrolia
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petrolia have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
      • Petrolia is located in Clay County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petrolia <2>
    • Henrietta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Dean
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dean
      • Dean is located in Clay County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 469 people
    • Thornberry
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
      • Thornberry is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Jolly
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
      • Jolly is located in Clay County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
    • Bluegrove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bellevue
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
      • Bellevue is located in Clay County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <2>
  • Montague County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irving, with the one closest to Irving listed first.
    • Ringgold
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Belcherville ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belcherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
      • Belcherville is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Rowland
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
      • Rowland is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Hynds City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hynds City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynds City
      • Hynds City is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Spanish Fort
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
      • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Nocona
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nocona
      • Nocona is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,016 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nocona <2>
  • Wichita County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Irving, with the one closest to Irving listed first.
    • Cashion Community
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cashion Community have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashion Community
      • Cashion Community is located in Wichita County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 360 people
    • Wichita Falls
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Burkburnett
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burkburnett have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkburnett
      • Burkburnett is located in Wichita County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,405 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burkburnett <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Irving ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around Irving.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Irving, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Irving.

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 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 Irving:

Cemeteries Near Irving ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Irving.

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 Irving covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Riverland Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverland Cemetery
  • Sugden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sugden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sugden Cemetery
  • Benvenue Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Benvenue Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Benvenue Cemetery
  • Ryan Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ryan Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ryan Cemetery
  • Hurnville Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hurnville Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hurnville Cemetery
  • Waurika Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Waurika Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Waurika Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Terral Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Terral Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Terral Cemetery
  • Addington Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hastings Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Hastings Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hastings Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hastings Cemetery
  • Cambridge Cemetery
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cambridge Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cambridge Cemetery
  • Continue List   (58 more) ...
    • Fleetwood Cemetery
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fleetwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fleetwood Cemetery
    • Ringgold Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Temple Cemetery
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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 Irving in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Irving.

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

  • Hurnville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurnville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurnville
    • Hurnville is located in Clay County (TX)
  • Charlie
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlie
    • Charlie is located in Clay County (TX)
  • Henrietta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Thornberry
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thornberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornberry
    • Thornberry is located in Clay County (TX)
  • Jolly
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolly
    • Jolly is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
  • Belcherville ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belcherville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belcherville
    • Belcherville is located in Montague County (TX)
  • Nocona
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nocona
    • Nocona is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,016 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nocona <2>
  • Spanish Fort
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
    • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County (TX)
  • Wichita Falls
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Bluegrove
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Bellevue
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
    • Bellevue is located in Clay County (TX)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 350 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <2>

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Irving) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Irving. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0423, Longitude: -98.0531       In this case, the coordinates for Irving have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Irving, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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