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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 Kingfisher (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 Kingfisher. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.

Kingfisher is located in Kingfisher County and is the County Seat.

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 Kingfisher County: Blaine, Canadian, Garfield, Logan, Major & Oklahoma.

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

  • Kingfisher County     (The home county of Kingfisher)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingfisher, with the one closest to Kingfisher listed first.
    • Dover
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
    • Alpha
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Reeding
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Reeding is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeding
    • Wandel
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Wandel is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandel
    • Oneida
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Loyal
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Loyal is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loyal <1>
    • Altona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Altona is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
    • Cashion
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Omega
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hennessey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Lacey
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Blaine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingfisher, with the one closest to Kingfisher listed first.
    • Hitchcock
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Greenfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Geary
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Watonga
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Okeene
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Canadian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingfisher, with the one closest to Kingfisher listed first.
    • Okarche
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Piedmont
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Concho
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Richland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Richland is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Calumet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • El Reno
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Yukon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Yukon is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yukon <1>
    • Powers
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Powers is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
    • Union City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingfisher, with the one closest to Kingfisher listed first.
    • Bison
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Waukomis
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingfisher, with the one closest to Kingfisher listed first.
    • Cimarron City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Cimarron City is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
    • Crescent
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Valley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Cedar Valley is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Marshall
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Guthrie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Lakeview
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lawrie
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Lawrie is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
  • Oklahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Kingfisher, with the one closest to Kingfisher listed first.
    • Bethany
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Edmond
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <1>
    • Warr Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodlawn Park
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodlawn Park is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • The Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • The Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,639 people
    • Britton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • Nichols Hills
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Kingfisher ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kingfisher.

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

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

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

  • Kingfisher Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Union Hall Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Clear Creek Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grimes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Bird Creek Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Okarche Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • New Home Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Holy Trinity Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Banner Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Banner Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Banner Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 5 miles [8 km]<2> to the east of Dover.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #97905 <3>
  • Continue List   (123 more) ...
    • Oak Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Dover Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Indian Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)

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 Kingfisher had a population of 1,134 people in 1895 with a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Kingfisher had a population of 4,891 people.

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

  • Okarche
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dover
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <1>
  • Alpha
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
  • Wandel
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Wandel is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wandel
  • Oneida
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
  • Altona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Altona is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
  • Omega
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Zion ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Zion is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
  • Hennessey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Calumet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lacey
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
  • Crescent
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Parvin
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Parvin is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
    • Cato
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Cato is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
    • El Reno
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Kingfisher ...

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 76 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingfisher.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Kingfisher. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Kingfisher and those printed in the larger area surrounding Kingfisher.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> of Kingfisher.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin 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 Kingfisher:

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kingfisher) 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 Kingfisher, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.