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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 Lela (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 Lela. 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 hospitals 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.

Lela is located in Pawnee 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 Pawnee County: Creek, Noble, Osage, Payne & Tulsa.

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

  • Pawnee County     (The home county of Lela)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lela, with the one closest to Lela listed first.
    • Pawnee
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Chimney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
    • Cody
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
      • Cody is located in Pawnee County
    • Skedee
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skedee
      • Skedee is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Maramec
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Ralston
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
      • Ralston is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <1>
    • Quay
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
      • Quay is located in Pawnee County
    • Blackburn
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackburn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
      • Blackburn is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
    • Hallett
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Jennings
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cleveland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <1>
    • Terlton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terlton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terlton
      • Terlton is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terlton <1>
  • Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lela, with the one closest to Lela listed first.
    • Oilton
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Silver City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Creek County
    • Drumright
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drumright have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumright
      • Drumright is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,814 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drumright <1>
  • Kay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lela, with the one closest to Lela listed first.
    • White Eagle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
      • White Eagle is located in Kay County
    • Ponca City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Cross ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
      • Cross is located in Kay County
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lela, with the one closest to Lela listed first.
    • Agra
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Agra is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agra <1>
    • Tryon
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
      • Tryon is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <1>
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lela, with the one closest to Lela listed first.
    • Orlando
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Coyle
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lela, with the one closest to Lela listed first.
    • Morrison
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
      • Morrison is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <1>
    • Petes Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
      • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
    • Red Rock
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Rock <1>
    • Marland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marland
      • Marland is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marland <1>
    • Perry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Lucien
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lela, with the one closest to Lela listed first.
    • Fairfax
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <1>
    • Gray Horse
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse
      • Gray Horse is located in Osage County
    • McCord
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCord have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
      • McCord is located in Osage County
    • Osage
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
      • Osage is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
      • Osage has also been known as:
      • Osage City
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <1>
    • Burbank
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burbank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
      • Burbank is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <1>
    • Little Chief
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chief
      • Little Chief is located in Osage County
    • Hominy
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hominy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy
      • Hominy is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hominy <1>
    • Indian Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Osage County
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lela, with the one closest to Lela listed first.
    • Glencoe
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Yost
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yost. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
      • Yost is located in Payne County
    • Stillwater
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Yale
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Payne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <1>
    • Cartoco
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
      • Cartoco is located in Payne County
    • Ripley
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Ripley is located in Payne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <1>
    • Cottingham
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cottingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
    • Perkins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Cushing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Vinco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
      • Vinco is located in Payne County
    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cimarron City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
    • North Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
      • North Village is located in Payne County

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

Cemeteries Near Lela ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lela.

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

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

  • Lela Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lela Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lela Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Indian Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Union Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Morrison Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morrison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morrison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • South Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the South Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the South Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Highland Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Highland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Highland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Glencoe Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Glencoe Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Glencoe Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • North Indian Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the North Indian Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the North Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Eberle Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eberle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eberle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hopp Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hopp Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hopp Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (114 more) ...
    • Masham Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Masham Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Masham Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pleasant Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Skedee Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Skedee Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Skedee Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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 Lela in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lela.

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

  • Morrison
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
    • Morrison is located in Noble County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <1>
  • Pawnee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Stillwater
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ingalls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Ingalls is located in Payne County
  • Black Bear
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bear have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
    • Black Bear is located in Noble County
  • Red Rock
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
    • Red Rock is located in Noble County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Rock <1>
  • Perry
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jennings
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gray Horse
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse
    • Gray Horse is located in Osage County
  • Marena
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marena
    • Marena is located in Payne County
  • Perkins
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cimarron City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
    • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Cushing
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Cleveland
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
      • Cleveland is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <1>
    • Orlando
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Lela ...

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 112 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lela.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lela, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lela.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Lela:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lela. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>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.
<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 Lela, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Lela) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lela. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3189, Longitude: -96.9245       In this case, the coordinates for Lela have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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