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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 Lillard Park (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 Lillard Park. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

Lillard Park is located in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma County: Canadian, Cleveland, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan & Pottawatomie.

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

  • Oklahoma County     (The home county of Lillard Park)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillard Park, with the one closest to Lillard Park listed first.
    • Wheatland
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Capitol Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Capitol Hill is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Hill
    • Oklahoma City
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley Brook
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Valley Brook is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
    • Bethany
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Woodlawn Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodlawn Park is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Smith Village
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Smith Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Warr Acres
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Del City
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Midway Village
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Midway Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Village
    • Nichols Hills
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Britton
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • The Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • The Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,639 people
  • Caddo County
    • Cogar
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cogar is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogar
  • Canadian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillard Park, with the one closest to Lillard Park listed first.
    • Mustang
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Yukon
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Yukon is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yukon <1>
    • Richland
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Richland is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Union City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Piedmont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Powers
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Powers is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
    • El Reno
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Concho
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Okarche
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillard Park, with the one closest to Lillard Park listed first.
    • Moore
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Moore is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <1>
    • Hall Park
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
    • Norman
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Norman is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <1>
    • Franklin
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Franklin is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Noble
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Noble is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <1>
    • Little Axe
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
    • Maguire
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Maguire is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
    • Slaughterville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillard Park, with the one closest to Lillard Park listed first.
    • Bridge Creek
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bridge Creek is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
    • Tuttle
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Minco
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Amber
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Pocasset
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Tabler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tabler is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabler
  • Kingfisher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillard Park, with the one closest to Lillard Park listed first.
    • Cashion
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Reeding
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Reeding is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeding
  • Logan County
    • Lakeview
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • McClain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lillard Park, with the one closest to Lillard Park listed first.
    • Newcastle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Blanchard
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Goldsby
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Cole
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Cole is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Washington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Dibble
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
  • Pottawatomie County
    • McLoud
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • McLoud is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McLoud
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,800 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McLoud <1>

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

Cemeteries Near Lillard Park ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lillard Park.

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 Lillard Park - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Czechoslovakian National Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Resthaven Gardens Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairlawn Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hebrew Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Mustang Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Bethany Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rose Hill Burial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Moore Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (148 more) ...
    • Sunny Lane Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Lane Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunny Lane Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Del City.
      • The Sunny Lane Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Sunnylane Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99612 <2>
    • Oklahoma Veterans Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Resurrection Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Resurrection Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Resurrection Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located in Oklahoma City.
      • The Resurrection Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Resurrection Memorial Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99355 <2>

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

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

  • Oklahoma City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Moore
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Moore is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <1>
  • Britton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
  • Newcastle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Norman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Norman is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <1>
  • Edmond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <1>
  • Franklin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Franklin is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Choctaw
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Waterloo
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Waterloo is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • El Reno
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
  • Noble
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Noble is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <1>
  • Denver
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Denver is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Stella
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Stella is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
    • Arcadia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Seward
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Seward is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seward

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

Newspapers Published in Lillard Park ...

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 80 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lillard Park.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lillard Park, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lillard Park.

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 Lillard Park:

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 Lillard Park, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lillard Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.