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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 Kiersey (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 Kiersey. 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 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 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.

Kiersey is located in Bryan 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 Bryan County: Atoka, Choctaw, Johnston, Marshall, Fannin (TX), Grayson (TX) & Lamar (TX).

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

  • Bryan County     (The home county of Kiersey)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kiersey, with the one closest to Kiersey listed first.
    • Silo
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Silo is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Mead
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Durant
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Calera
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Armstrong
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Armstrong is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Platter
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Colbert
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Kenefic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Cartwright
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Achille
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Caddo
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Hendrix
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Kemp
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Atoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kiersey, with the one closest to Kiersey listed first.
    • Caney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Bentley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Bentley is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
    • Tushka
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tushka is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kiersey, with the one closest to Kiersey listed first.
    • Bee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bee is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
    • Milburn
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Coleman
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Tishomingo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Ravia
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Wapanucka
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Mannsville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Reagan
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Reagan is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
    • Bromide
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kiersey, with the one closest to Kiersey listed first.
    • Cumberland
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Cumberland is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Little City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Little City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
    • McBride
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • McBride is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
    • New Woodville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • New Woodville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
    • Kingston
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Madill
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Shay
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
      • Shay is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
    • Oakland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Oakland is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
    • Lebanon
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Fannin County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kiersey, with the one closest to Kiersey listed first.
    • Mulberry
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Sowells Bluff
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
    • Ravenna
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ridings
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridings is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
    • Ivanhoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Savoy
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Savoy is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <1>
    • Boyd
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Boyd is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Telephone
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grayson County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kiersey, with the one closest to Kiersey listed first.
    • Preston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Red River City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Red River City is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
    • Denison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Denison is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,792 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <1>
    • Frontier Village
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Frontier Village is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
    • Pottsboro
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Twin City is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
    • Locust
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Locust is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
    • Sherwood Shores
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
    • Knollwood
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Knollwood is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
    • Cedar Mills
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
    • Sherman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Sherman is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <1>
    • Gordonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Bells
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Bells is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Kiersey ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kiersey.

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

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

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

  • Harrison Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Mead Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Franklin Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Willis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Keffer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Love Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Durant.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98637 <2>
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cox Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Platter Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (228 more) ...
    • Post Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Confederate Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cumberland Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 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.<3>

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

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

  • Preston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Ray
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Ray is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
  • Denison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Denison is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <1>
  • Mulberry
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Cedar Mills
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
  • Duplex
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Duplex is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
  • Gordonville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sherman
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Sherman is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <1>
  • Ravenna
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elwood
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Elwood is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Steedham
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Steedham is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedham
  • Bells
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bells is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,516 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bells <1>
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Ivanhoe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Branch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Red Branch is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
    • Basin Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs

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

Newspapers Published in Kiersey ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kiersey.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kiersey, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kiersey.

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 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 Kiersey:

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>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 Kiersey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Kiersey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.