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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 Kildare (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 Kildare. 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 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.

Kildare is located in Kay 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 Kay County: Cowley (KS), Garfield, Grant, Noble & Osage.

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

  • Kay County     (The home county of Kildare)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kildare, with the one closest to Kildare listed first.
    • Newkirk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cross ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Cross is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Ponca City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Kaw City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Chilocco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Chilocco is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
    • Blackwell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • White Eagle
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • White Eagle is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
    • Tonkawa
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Braman
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Nardin
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kildare, with the one closest to Kildare listed first.
    • Deer Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Lamont
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kildare, with the one closest to Kildare listed first.
    • Marland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Red Rock
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Billings
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kildare, with the one closest to Kildare listed first.
    • McCord
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • McCord is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
    • Webb City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Webb City is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Burbank
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Shidler
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Frankfort
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Frankfort is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
    • Grainola
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Grainola is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
    • Little Chief
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Chief is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chief
    • Fairfax
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Foraker
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Foraker is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
    • Gray Horse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gray Horse is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse
  • Pawnee County
    • Ralston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cowley County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kildare, with the one closest to Kildare listed first.
    • Arkansas City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Parkerfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Parkerfield is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Silverdale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Silverdale is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
    • Moxham
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Moxham is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxham
    • Cameron
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Cameron is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
      • Cameron has also been known as:
      • Cameron City
    • Maple City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Maple City is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
    • Vinton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Vinton is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
    • Hackney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Hackney is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
    • Rainbow Bend
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
    • Tresham
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Tresham is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
    • Winfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Winfield is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <1>
  • Sumner County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kildare, with the one closest to Kildare listed first.
    • Geuda Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
    • Hunnewell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Hunnewell is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Portland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Portland is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • South Haven
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Drury
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Drury is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
    • Paton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Paton is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paton

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

Cemeteries Near Kildare ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kildare.

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

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

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

  • Resthaven Memorial Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Wolf Creek Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Banner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Chapel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Longwood Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Newkirk Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Washunga Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Ponca City IOOF Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (72 more) ...
    • Round Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Grandview Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Ponca Indian Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)

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, Kildare had no post office or railroad service. In 2020, Kildare had a population of 94 people.

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

  • Newkirk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cross ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cross is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Ponca City
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chilocco
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Chilocco is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
  • Blackwell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Tonkawa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Arkansas City
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Silverdale
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Silverdale is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
  • Geuda Springs
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
  • Ashton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ashton is located in Sumner County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
  • Cameron
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cameron is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron has also been known as:
    • Cameron City
  • Maple City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Maple City is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Portland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Portland is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Hunnewell
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Hunnewell is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Rome
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Rome is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome

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

Newspapers Published in Kildare ...

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 51 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kildare.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Kildare, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Kildare.

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 either 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 Kildare:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Kildare) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Kildare, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.