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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 Lahoma (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 Lahoma. 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 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.

Lahoma is located in Garfield 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 Garfield County: Alfalfa, Grant, Kay, Kingfisher, Logan, Major & Noble.

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

  • Garfield County     (The home county of Lahoma)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lahoma, with the one closest to Lahoma listed first.
    • Drummond
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drummond have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
      • Drummond is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drummond <2>
    • Carrier
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrier have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrier
      • Carrier is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 84 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrier <2>
    • Enid
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
      • Enid is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,542 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enid <2>
    • Waukomis
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • North Enid
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Enid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
      • North Enid is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
    • Hillsdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
      • Hillsdale is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 119 people
      • Former name for Hillsdale:
      • Coldwater
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsdale <2>
    • Kremlin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kremlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremlin
      • Kremlin is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kremlin <2>
    • Bison
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Breckenridge
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
      • Breckenridge is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 245 people
    • Fairmont
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairmont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmont
      • Fairmont is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmont <2>
    • Douglas
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Douglas is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <2>
    • Hunter
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <2>
    • Covington
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <2>
  • Alfalfa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lahoma, with the one closest to Lahoma listed first.
    • Goltry
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Helena
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
      • Helena is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
    • Jet
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
      • Jet is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jet <2>
    • Aline
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Carmen
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Vining
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vining
      • Vining is located in Alfalfa County
    • Yewed
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yewed
      • Yewed is located in Alfalfa County
    • Lambert
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
      • Lambert is located in Alfalfa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6 people
    • Cherokee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Blaine County
    • Okeene
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lahoma, with the one closest to Lahoma listed first.
    • Nash
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nash have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nash
      • Nash is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 196 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nash <2>
    • Pond Creek
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jefferson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
  • Kingfisher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lahoma, with the one closest to Lahoma listed first.
    • Lacey
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
    • Hennessey
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Loyal
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal
      • Loyal is located in Kingfisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loyal <2>
    • Dover
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
      • Dover is located in Kingfisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <2>
  • Logan County
    • Marshall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Marshall is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <2>
  • Major County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lahoma, with the one closest to Lahoma listed first.
    • Meno
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meno have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meno
      • Meno is located in Major County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meno <2>
    • Ringwood
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringwood
      • Ringwood is located in Major County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringwood <2>
    • Ames
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Isabella
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cleo Springs
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleo Springs
      • Cleo Springs is located in Major County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleo Springs <2>
    • Orienta
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Fairview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Lahoma ...

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 121 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lahoma.

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

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 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 Lahoma:

Cemeteries Near Lahoma ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lahoma.

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

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

  • Sunnyside Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sunnyside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunnyside Cemetery
  • Baumagartner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Baumagartner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Baumagartner Cemetery
  • Lahoma Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lahoma Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lahoma Cemetery
  • Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Zion Cemetery
  • Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
  • New Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hopedale Mennonite Cemetery
  • Concord Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Concord Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Concord Cemetery
  • Imo Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Imo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Imo Cemetery
  • St. Michael Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
  • Pleasant Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Hill Cemetery
  • Continue List   (120 more) ...
    • Era Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Era Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Era Cemetery
    • Delnorte Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Delnorte Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Delnorte Cemetery
    • Ames Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ames Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ames 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.<5>

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

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

  • Enid
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enid
    • Enid is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 49,542 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enid <2>
  • Waukomis
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Carwile
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carwile have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carwile
    • Carwile is located in Alfalfa County
  • North Enid
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Enid have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Enid
    • North Enid is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Helena
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Helena have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
    • Helena is located in Alfalfa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
  • Isabella
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Cato
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
    • Cato is located in Kingfisher County
  • Kremlin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kremlin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremlin
    • Kremlin is located in Garfield County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kremlin <2>
  • Lacey
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lacey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
  • Jet
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jet
    • Jet is located in Alfalfa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 218 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jet <2>
  • Hennessey
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Aline
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (10 more) ...
    • Okeene
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Parvin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parvin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
      • Parvin is located in Kingfisher County
    • Fairview
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lahoma. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lahoma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lahoma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3879, Longitude: -98.0892       In this case, the coordinates for Lahoma have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Lahoma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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