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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 Lake Creek (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 Lake Creek. 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.

Name Variations for Lake Creek ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Creek: Lk. Creek

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 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 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.

Lake Creek is located in Greer 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 Greer County: Beckham, Harmon, Jackson & Kiowa.

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

  • Greer County     (The home county of Lake Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Creek, with the one closest to Lake Creek listed first.
    • Granite
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
      • Granite is located in Greer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,956 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite <2>
    • Willow
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
      • Willow is located in Greer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow <2>
    • Mangum
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bloomington
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
      • Bloomington is located in Greer County
    • Jester
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
      • Jester is located in Greer County
  • Beckham County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Creek, with the one closest to Lake Creek listed first.
    • Carter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Delhi
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
      • Delhi is located in Beckham County
    • Sayre
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sayre have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sayre
      • Sayre is located in Beckham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,435 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sayre <2>
    • Elk City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk City
      • Elk City is located in Beckham County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,354 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk City <2>
    • Erick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Harmon County
  • Jackson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Creek, with the one closest to Lake Creek listed first.
    • Blair
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blair have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
      • Blair is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 737 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <2>
    • Martha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Friendship
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
      • Friendship is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 22 people
    • Altus
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
      • Altus is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,162 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <2>
    • Duke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • East Duke
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Duke have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Duke
      • East Duke is located in Jackson County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Victory
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
      • Victory is located in Jackson County
  • Kiowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Creek, with the one closest to Lake Creek listed first.
    • Lone Wolf
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lugert ‑ Historic
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lugert have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lugert
      • Lugert is located in Kiowa County
    • Hobart
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Roosevelt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosevelt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
      • Roosevelt is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <2>
    • Gotebo
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gotebo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotebo
      • Gotebo is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gotebo <2>
  • Washita County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lake Creek, with the one closest to Lake Creek listed first.
    • Sentinel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Rocky
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky
      • Rocky is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky <2>
    • Dill City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dill City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dill City
      • Dill City is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 527 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dill City <2>
    • Burns Flat
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burns Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Flat
      • Burns Flat is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,881 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burns Flat <2>
    • Canute
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • New Cordell
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cordell
      • New Cordell is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,708 people
      • New Cordell has also been known as:
      • Cordell
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Cordell <2>

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

Newspapers Published in Lake Creek ...

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 116 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Creek.

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

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 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 Lake Creek:

Cemeteries Near Lake Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Creek.

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

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

  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
  • Rock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rock Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rock Cemetery
  • Brinkman Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Brinkman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Brinkman Cemetery
  • Willow Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Willow Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Willow Cemetery
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
  • Granite Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Granite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Granite Cemetery
  • Retrop Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Retrop Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Retrop Cemetery
  • Quartz Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Quartz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Quartz Cemetery
  • Roselawn Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Roselawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Roselawn Cemetery
  • Lone Wolf Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lone Wolf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lone Wolf Cemetery
  • Marie Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marie Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marie Cemetery
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverside Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverside Cemetery
  • Continue List   (77 more) ...
    • Poarch Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poarch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poarch Cemetery
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Port Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Port Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Port 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.<4>

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

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

  • Mangum
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bloomington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomington
    • Bloomington is located in Greer County
  • Jester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jester have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
    • Jester is located in Greer County
  • Delhi
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delhi
    • Delhi is located in Beckham County
  • Reed
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reed have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
    • Reed is located in Greer County
  • Martha
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Duke
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
  • Victory
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory
    • Victory is located in Jackson County
  • Altus
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altus
    • Altus is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altus <2>
  • Rainy ‑ Historic
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainy
    • Rainy is located in Washita County

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Creek. 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0295, Longitude: -99.4134       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Lake Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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