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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 Jenks (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 Jenks. 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.

Name Variations for Jenks ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

While the name of this city is Jenks, be aware that it's the common practice of mapmakers to remove the apostrophe from possessive names<1>. So Jenks may originally have been Jenk's.

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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.

Jenks is located in Tulsa 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 Tulsa County: Creek, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Rogers, Wagoner & Washington.

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

  • Tulsa County     (The home county of Jenks)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenks, with the one closest to Jenks listed first.
    • Glenpool
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenpool have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenpool
      • Glenpool is located in Tulsa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,027 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenpool <3>
    • Bixby
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
      • Garden City is located in Tulsa County
    • Oakhurst
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Broken Arrow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • 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 Tulsa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
    • Tulsa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsa
      • Tulsa is located in Tulsa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403,166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulsa <3>
    • Prattville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
      • Prattville is located in Tulsa County
    • Leonard
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sand Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
      • Sand Springs is located in Tulsa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,017 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Springs <3>
    • Turley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
      • Turley is located in Tulsa County
    • Lotsee
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lotsee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotsee
      • Lotsee is located in Tulsa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
  • Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenks, with the one closest to Jenks listed first.
    • Kiefer
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kiefer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiefer
      • Kiefer is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,042 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiefer <3>
    • Sapulpa
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mounds
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
      • Mounds is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mounds <3>
    • Kellyville
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Mannford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannford
      • Mannford is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannford <3>
    • Slick
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bristow
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawrence Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Creek
      • Lawrence Creek is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Pulaski ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Pulaski is located in Creek County
    • Silver City
      (29 miles [46.7 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 Creek County
  • Muskogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenks, with the one closest to Jenks listed first.
    • Haskell
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haskell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haskell
      • Haskell is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,954 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haskell <3>
    • Jamesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
      • Jamesville is located in Muskogee County
    • Taft
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taft have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
      • Taft is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <3>
    • Boynton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boynton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boynton
      • Boynton is located in Muskogee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 240 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boynton <3>
  • Okmulgee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenks, with the one closest to Jenks listed first.
    • Winchester
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Winchester is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Beggs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
      • Beggs is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beggs <3>
    • Preston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Okmulgee
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Okmulgee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okmulgee
      • Okmulgee is located in Okmulgee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,615 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okmulgee <3>
    • Morris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenks, with the one closest to Jenks listed first.
    • Pulare ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pulare. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulare
      • Pulare is located in Osage County
    • Prue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Skiatook
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Wild Horse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wild Horse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
      • Wild Horse is located in Osage County
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenks, with the one closest to Jenks listed first.
    • Shady Grove
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2 people
    • Mule Barn
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mule Barn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Barn
      • Mule Barn is located in Pawnee County
    • Oak Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • 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 Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 18 people
    • Westport
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Westport is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
  • Rogers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenks, with the one closest to Jenks listed first.
    • Catoosa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley Park
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
      • Valley Park is located in Rogers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Inola
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inola
      • Inola is located in Rogers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inola <3>
    • Gregory
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
      • Gregory is located in Rogers County
    • Limestone
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
      • Limestone is located in Rogers County
    • Verdigris
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verdigris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdigris
      • Verdigris is located in Rogers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
    • Claremore
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Tiawah
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiawah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiawah
      • Tiawah is located in Rogers County
    • Justice
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Justice have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
      • Justice is located in Rogers County
  • Wagoner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jenks, with the one closest to Jenks listed first.
    • New Tulsa
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Tulsa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tulsa
      • New Tulsa is located in Wagoner County
    • Stonebluff
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebluff
      • Stonebluff is located in Wagoner County
    • Coweta
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coweta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coweta
      • Coweta is located in Wagoner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,206 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coweta <3>
    • Fair Oaks
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
      • Fair Oaks is located in Wagoner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Redbird
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redbird have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbird
      • Redbird is located in Wagoner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redbird <3>
    • Stones Corner
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
      • Stones Corner is located in Wagoner County
    • Choska ‑ Historic
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Choska. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choska
      • Choska is located in Wagoner County
      • Choska has also been known as:
      • Chooska Bottoms
      • Choska Bottoms
    • Porter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
      • Porter is located in Wagoner County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 692 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Porter <3>
    • Clarksville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Wagoner County

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Jenks ...

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 145 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jenks.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Jenks. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Jenks and those printed in the larger area surrounding Jenks.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Jenks.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Jenks:

Cemeteries Near Jenks ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jenks.

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

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

  • Community Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Community Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Community Cemetery
  • Rentie Grove Community Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rosencutter Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Rolling Oaks Memorial Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • All Saints Parish Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the All Saints Parish Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the All Saints Parish Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1985298 <6>
  • Freedmen Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Freedmen Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • The Freedmen Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Creek Freedman Cemetery
    • Lincoln Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Freedmen Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2559969 <6>
  • Calvary Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Alice Burgess Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for the Alice Burgess Cemetery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alice Burgess Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #2283289 <6>
  • Bixby Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Haikey Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Haikey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Haikey Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98570 <6>
  • St. Dunstans Episcopal Church
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Mounds Pioneer Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (175 more) ...
    • Little Ca Sita Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Ca Sita Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Ca Sita Cemetery
    • Little Cussetah Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Old Sapulpa Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Old Sapulpa Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Old Sapulpa 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.<7>

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

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

  • Leroy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leroy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Leroy is located in Pawnee County
  • Morris
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Wild Horse
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wild Horse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
    • Wild Horse is located in Osage County
  • Keith
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keith have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
    • Keith is located in Rogers County

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

The official website for Jenks: www.jenks.com/

The official website for Tulsa County: www.tulsacounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>It's generally believed that possessive apostrophes are removed to prevent confusion on maps where the apostrophe may be confused with a cartographic symbol. While this is generally true, it's not uncommon to find possessive apostrophes in administrative names (such as towns or counties).
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- Jenks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jenks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9978, Longitude: -95.9745       In this case, the coordinates for Jenks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>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.
<7>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 Jenks, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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