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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 Jester (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 Jester. 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 doctors and 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.

Jester is located in Greer 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 Greer County: Beckham, Harmon, Jackson & Kiowa.

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

  • Greer County     (The home county of Jester)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jester, with the one closest to Jester listed first.
    • Bloomington
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Greer County
    • Willow
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Willow is located in Greer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow <2>
    • Mangum
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Granite
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
      • Granite is located in Greer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite <2>
  • Beckham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jester, with the one closest to Jester listed first.
    • Delhi
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Beckham County
    • Erick
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Carter
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Sayre
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
      • Sayre is located in Beckham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <2>
    • Texola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Texola have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texola
      • Texola is located in Beckham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 34 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Texola <2>
    • Mayfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmon County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jester, with the one closest to Jester listed first.
    • Vinson
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandy
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
      • Sandy is located in Harmon County
    • Gould
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gould have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gould
      • Gould is located in Harmon County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 124 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gould <2>
    • Arnett
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnett
      • Arnett is located in Harmon County
    • Hollis
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jester, with the one closest to Jester listed first.
    • Duke
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • East Duke
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Duke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Duke
      • East Duke is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Blair
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Blair is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <2>
    • Martha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Victory
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • Victory is located in Jackson County
  • Kiowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Jester, with the one closest to Jester listed first.
    • Lone Wolf
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Lugert ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lugert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugert
      • Lugert is located in Kiowa County
  • Roger Mills County
    • Berlin
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
      • Berlin is located in Roger Mills County
  • Childress County (TX)
    • Arlie
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlie
      • Arlie is located in Childress County (TX)
  • Collingsworth County (TX)
    • Dodson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodson
      • Dodson is located in Collingsworth County (TX)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 104 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dodson <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Jester ...

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 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Jester.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Jester, 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 Jester.

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 Jester:

Cemeteries Near Jester ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Jester.

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

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

  • Jester Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jester Cemetery
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
  • Marie Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marie Cemetery
  • Reed Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reed Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reed Cemetery
  • Hackberry Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hackberry Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hackberry Cemetery
  • White Flat Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Flat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Flat Cemetery
  • Brinkman Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brinkman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brinkman Cemetery
  • Willow Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Cemetery
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
  • Delhi Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delhi Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delhi Cemetery
  • Cave Creek Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cave Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cave Creek Cemetery
  • Wildcat Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wildcat Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wildcat Cemetery
  • Continue List   (56 more) ...
    • Langford Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Langford Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Langford Cemetery
    • Roselawn Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Cemetery
    • Riverside Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • 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

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Jester had a post office and no railroad service.

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

  • Bloomington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Bloomington is located in Greer County
  • Reed
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
    • Reed is located in Greer County
  • Delhi
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Delhi is located in Beckham County
  • Mangum
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Duke
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Aberdeen
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aberdeen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
    • Aberdeen is located in Collingsworth County (TX)
  • Martha
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Victory
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Victory is located in Jackson County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Jester. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Jester) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Jester. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0087, Longitude: -99.6954       In this case, the coordinates for Jester have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Jester, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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