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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 Jamestown (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 Jamestown. 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 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.

Jamestown is located in Rogers 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 Rogers County: Craig, Mayes, Nowata, Tulsa, Wagoner & Washington.

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

  • Rogers County     (The home county of Jamestown)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
    • Talala
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Oologah
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Bushyhead
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Bushyhead is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushyhead
    • Chelsea
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Foyil
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sequoyah
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Sequoyah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoyah
    • Claremore
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Limestone
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Limestone is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Justice
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Justice is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
    • Valley Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Valley Park is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Tiawah
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Tiawah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiawah
    • Verdigris
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Verdigris is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdigris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
    • Catoosa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Craig County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
    • Big Cabin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Vinita
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Hollow
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Hollow is located in Craig County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
  • Mayes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
    • Adair
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pryor Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pryor Creek is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,392 people
      • Pryor Creek has also been known as:
      • Pryor
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pryor Creek <1>
    • Pensacola
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Pensacola is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Strang
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Chouteau
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sportsmen Acres
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Sportsmen Acres is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmen Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Nowata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
    • Watova
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Watova is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watova
    • New Alluwe
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • New Alluwe is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alluwe
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
    • Coodys Bluff
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Coodys Bluff is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coodys Bluff
    • Nowata
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Delaware
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Lenapah
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Sanders
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Sanders is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
    • Wann
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • South Coffeyville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • South Coffeyville is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coffeyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
    • Skiatook
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Avant
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Barnsdall
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Tulsa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
    • Collinsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Owasso
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Sperry
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Turley
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Turley is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
  • Wagoner County
    • Fair Oaks
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jamestown, with the one closest to Jamestown listed first.
    • Oglesby
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Oglesby is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
    • Hogshooter
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Hogshooter is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogshooter
    • Vera
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Vera is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vera <1>
    • Ramona
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ochelata
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Bartlesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dewey
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Dewey is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <1>
    • Copan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Copan is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copan
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copan <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Jamestown ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jamestown.

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

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

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

  • Fair View Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Winganon Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Taylor Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Family #12 Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Family #13 Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Nowata County Relocated Cemeteries
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowata County Relocated Cemeteries
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nowata County Relocated Cemeteries is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Nowata.
    • The Nowata County Relocated Cemeteries has also been known as:
    • Armstrong - Journeycake Cemetery
    • Bratcher Cemetery
    • Family No. 12 and 13 Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #213742 <2>
  • Nowata Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowata Memorial Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nowata Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Nowata.
    • The Nowata Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98941 <2>
  • Lincoln Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Coodys Bluff.
  • Wards Grove Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Beck Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Coker Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (137 more) ...
    • Oologah Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chelsea Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Dawes Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)

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

Newspapers Published in Jamestown ...

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 134 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jamestown.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jamestown, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Jamestown.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with 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 Jamestown:

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>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- Jamestown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.