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Nearest Communities to Little Axe,
Listed County-By-County

The purpose of this page is to identify those communities that are closest to Little Axe, on a County-by-County basis. To explain further, let's use the example from the Genealogy Helper Page for Little Axe:

We have great-grandparents who lived in a small community in the southeast 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 south.

When doing our research, we make it a practice to expand our search by looking in neighboring counties in addition to 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 checked the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

Keep in mind that when we give a distance, it's a 'straight-line' distance.<1>

If you're researching your genealogy, we hope that the following information helps.


Little Axe is located in Cleveland County.

The following 5 counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Cleveland County: Canadian, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma & Pottawatomie.

Our Gazetteer shows that there are 117 communities within 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> of Little Axe. Of these communities, 99 are located in counties other than Cleveland County.

We usually exclude communities where we still need to verify their location,<2> but for the purpose of this page, we have included the unverified ('unver') and historic ('hist') communities.

After starting with the home county for Little Axe (which is Cleveland County), we list the counties in alphabetical order and for each of those counties, the closest communities are listed in order of their distance from Little Axe

For the following list, only those counties that contain communities within 40 miles [64.4 km] are displayed.

  • Cleveland County   (where Little Axe resides)
    • County Website:   https://www.clevelandcountyok.com/
    • County Seat for Cleveland:   Norman
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Little Axe   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Little Axe.
      • Denver
        (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
        • Denver is located in Cleveland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
      • Stella
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
        • Stella is located in Cleveland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
      • Needmore
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
        • Needmore is located in Cleveland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
      • Franklin
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Etowah
        (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
        • Etowah is located in Cleveland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
      • Maguire
        (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • McKiddyville
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
        • McKiddyville is located in Cleveland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKiddyville
      • Hall Park
        (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
        • Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
      • Clothier
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
        • Clothier is located in Cleveland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clothier
      • Willow View
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
        • Willow View is located in Cleveland County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow View
      • Noble
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Slaughterville
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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  • Canadian County
  • Garvin County
  • Grady County
  • Lincoln County
    • County Website:   https://lincolncountyok.org/
    • County Seat for Lincoln:   Chandler
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Little Axe   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Little Axe.
      • Midway
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
        • Midway is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
      • Fowler
        (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Fowler is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
      • Jacktown
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Clifton
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
        • Clifton is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
      • Meeker
        (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Rossville
        (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
        • Rossville is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossville
      • Payson
        (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Payson is located in Lincoln County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payson
  • McClain County
    • County Website:   https://mcclain-co-ok.us/
    • County Seat for McClain:   Purcell
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Little Axe   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Little Axe.
      • Goldsby
        (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Purcell
        (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Washington
        (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Rosedale
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
        • Rosedale is located in McClain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
      • Newcastle
        (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Wayne
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Cole
        (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
        • Cole is located in McClain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
      • Stealy
        (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
        • Stealy is located in McClain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stealy
      • Johnsonville
        (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
        • Johnsonville is located in McClain County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsonville
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        • Blanchard
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
        • Byars
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
        • Chism
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Chism is located in McClain County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chism
        • Criner
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
        • Dibble
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
        • Payne
          (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oklahoma County
  • Pontotoc County
  • Pottawatomie County
    • County Website:   https://pottawatomiecountyok.com/
    • County Seat for Pottawatomie:   Shawnee
    • Genealogy Websites   ...
    • Nearest Communities to Little Axe   ...
      • These communities are listed by their distance from Little Axe.
      • Pink
        (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
        • Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
      • Burnett
        (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Burnett is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnett
      • Morvin
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
        • Morvin is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morvin
      • Bethel Acres
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
        • Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
      • Tribbey
        (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
        • Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
      • Macomb
        (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
        • Macomb is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 33 people
        • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <3>
      • Gaddy
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • Gaddy is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaddy
      • McLoud
        (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
        • 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 <3>
      • Brooksville
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
        • Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
        • Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
      • Dale
        (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tecumseh
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Clarks Heights
        (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
        • Clarks Heights is located in Pottawatomie County
        • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Heights
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        • Eason
          (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
          • Eason is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason
        • Anderson
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Anderson is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
        • Trousdale
          (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
          • Trousdale is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trousdale
        • Chisney
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Chisney is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chisney
        • Macomb-Y
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
          • Macomb-Y is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb-Y
        • Shawnee
          (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Romulus
          (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
          • Romulus is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
        • Hazel Dell
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
          • Hazel Dell is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel Dell
        • Pearson
          (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
          • Pearson is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
        • Harjo
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
          • Harjo is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harjo
        • Avoca
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
          • Avoca is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avoca
        • Wanette
          (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
        • Aydelotte
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
        • Saint Louis
          (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
        • Earlsboro
          (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
        • Johnson
          (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
          • Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
        • Asher
          (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
          • Asher is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asher
          • Population from the 2020 Census: 418 people
          • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asher <3>
        • Ellaville
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Ellaville is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellaville
        • Neal
          (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
          • Neal is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal
        • Maud
          (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
        • Econtuchka
          (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
          • Econtuchka is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Econtuchka
        • Garden Grove
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
          • Garden Grove is located in Pottawatomie County
          • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Grove
        • Sacred Heart
          (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
        • Bellemont
          (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Seminole County

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Little Axe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>Our data comes from many sources and some sources are more dependable than others. When we add communities to our Gazetteer, we try to verify that we have the correct location for the community. We mark a community as 'Unverified' when we aren't confident about our data and want to do further checking.

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 larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now.

Since our Gazetteer contains over 100,000 communities, verifying everything is going to take time. If you find an error or can help us to improve our accuracy, please let us know.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.