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 Kingston (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 Kingston. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Kingston is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Bryan, Carter, Johnston, Love & Grayson (TX).
Below are the counties that are near Kingston. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Kingston:
- Marshall County (The home county of Kingston)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- New Woodville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Woodville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
- McBride
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- McBride is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Shay
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Shay is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
- Cumberland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cumberland is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- Madill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Little City is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
- Oakland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Oakland is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
- Lebanon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bryan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Mead
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Platter
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Silo is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Cartwright
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Colbert
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Calera
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Durant
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Armstrong
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Achille
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kenefic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hendrix
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Kemp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Dickson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dickson is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Gene Autry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Gene Autry is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Former names for Gene Autry:
- Berwyn
- Dresden
- Lou
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <1>
- Ardmore
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Springer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Bee
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bee is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Mannsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ravia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Tishomingo
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Milburn
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Reagan
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Reagan is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Coleman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Mill Creek
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Wapanucka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Love County
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Marietta
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Overbrook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Thackerville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Murray County
- Crusher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crusher is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
- Cooke County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Dexter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Coesfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
- Callisburg
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Callisburg is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
- Custer City ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Custer City is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
- Oak Ridge
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
- Grayson County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Sherwood Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
- Cedar Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Locust
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Locust is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Pottsboro
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gordonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red River City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Red River City is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
- Denison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sandusky
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Basin Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
- 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
- Dixie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Dixie is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Kingston, see our County-by-County Page for Kingston.
Cemeteries Near Kingston ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Kingston.
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 Kingston - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Kingston covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Kingston Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bald Knob Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cliff Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Burney Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Isom Springs Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hainline Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Madill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Woodberry Forest Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Aylesworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Shay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woodville Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Old Woodville Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (224 more) ...
- Oakland - Madill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cumberland Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oakland 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.<2>
While we didn't find Kingston in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Kingston.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Kingston, with the one closest to Kingston listed first.
- Preston
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Cedar Mills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Ray
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Ray is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Red Branch
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Branch is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
- Gordonville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Sandusky
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Denison
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Basin Springs
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
- Steedham
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Steedham is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedham
- Coesfield
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
- Balm
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Balm is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Sadler
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Southmayd
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Sherman
(25 miles [40.2 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 Kingston. See our List of 1890's Communities around Kingston.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Kingston ...
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 103 newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingston.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Kingston. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Kingston and those printed in the larger area surrounding Kingston.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Kingston.
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 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 Kingston:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bryan County
- Carter County
- Johnston County
- Love County
- Murray County
- Cooke County
- Grayson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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> | 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 Kingston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Kingston) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |