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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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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 Lawrence 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 occur.

For example, a typical abbreviation for Lawrence Creek: Lawrence Crk. (or less commonly used: Lawrence Ck. or Lawrence Cr.)

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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Lawrence Creek is located in Creek 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 Creek County: Lincoln, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pawnee, Payne & Tulsa.

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

  • Creek County     (The home county of Lawrence Creek)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawrence Creek, with the one closest to Lawrence Creek listed first.
    • Silver City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Silver City is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Mannford
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oilton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Drumright
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Shamrock
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Kellyville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Bristow
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Sapulpa
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Pulaski ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Pulaski is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Depew
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Kiefer
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Slick
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Milfay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawrence Creek, with the one closest to Lawrence Creek listed first.
    • South Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • South Village is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
    • Avery
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Avery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Stroud
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Agra
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Agra is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agra <1>
    • Kendrick
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Kendrick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Parkland
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
  • Okmulgee County
    • Beggs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Beggs is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beggs <1>
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawrence Creek, with the one closest to Lawrence Creek listed first.
    • Osage
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Osage is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Osage has also been known as:
      • Osage City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <1>
    • Prue
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pulare ‑ Historic
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Pulare is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulare
    • Wild Horse
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Wild Horse is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
    • Indian Village
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
      • Indian Village is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Hominy
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Skiatook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawrence Creek, with the one closest to Lawrence Creek listed first.
    • Terlton
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Westport
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Westport is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Oak Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 18 people
    • Shady Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Shady Grove is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2 people
    • Jennings
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mule Barn
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Mule Barn is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Barn
    • Leroy
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Leroy is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Hallett
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cleveland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Quay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Quay is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
    • Maramec
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Blackburn
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Blackburn is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Cody
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Cody is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawrence Creek, with the one closest to Lawrence Creek listed first.
    • North Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • North Village is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • Schlegel
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Schlegel is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel
    • Yale
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Yale is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <1>
    • Cartoco
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Cartoco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
    • Cushing
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Ripley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Glencoe
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Cottingham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
  • Tulsa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lawrence Creek, with the one closest to Lawrence Creek listed first.
    • Lotsee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Lotsee is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotsee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
    • Prattville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Prattville is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
    • Sand Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Oakhurst
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Kengle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Kengle is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kengle
    • Garden City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Garden City is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Glenpool
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Jenks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Tulsa
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Tulsa is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403,166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulsa <1>
    • Turley
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Turley is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
    • Sperry
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Liberty
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Liberty is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people

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

Cemeteries Near Lawrence Creek ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lawrence 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.

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 Lawrence Creek - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • New Friendship Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Foster Family Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Oakhill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sub Station Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • East Basin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Johnson Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Terlton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Highland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Oilton.
    • The Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oilton City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99093 <2>
  • North Highland Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Sinnett Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (160 more) ...

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.<3>

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

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

  • Jennings
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Leroy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Leroy is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Cleveland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Cushing
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Wild Horse
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Wild Horse is located in Osage County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
  • Hominy
    (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Ingalls
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Ingalls is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Stroud
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pawnee
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Parkland
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland

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

Newspapers Published in Lawrence 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 93 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lawrence Creek.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lawrence Creek, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lawrence Creek.

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 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 Lawrence Creek:

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>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.
<3>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 Lawrence Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Lawrence Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.