Our Genealogy Helper
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 Little City (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 Little City. 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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors 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.
Little City is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Bryan, Carter, Johnston, Love & Grayson (TX).
Below are the counties that are near Little City. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Little City:
- Marshall County (The home county of Little City)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little City, with the one closest to Little City listed first.
- Cumberland
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cumberland is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
- New Woodville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- New Woodville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
- Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
- Kingston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Madill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- McBride
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- McBride is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McBride
- Oakland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Oakland is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
- Shay
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shay is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
- Lebanon
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Atoka County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little City, with the one closest to Little City listed first.
- Caney
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tushka
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Tushka is located in Atoka County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tushka
- Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
- Bryan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little City, with the one closest to Little City listed first.
- Silo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Silo is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Mead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Platter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Calera
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Durant
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Armstrong
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Armstrong is located in Bryan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Kenefic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Cartwright
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Colbert
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Caddo
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Achille
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hendrix
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Kemp
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Carter County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little City, with the one closest to Little City listed first.
- Dickson
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Dickson is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Gene Autry
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gene Autry is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Former names for Gene Autry:
- Berwyn
- Dresden
- Lou
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <1>
- Ardmore
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Coal County
- Clarita
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Johnston County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little City, with the one closest to Little City listed first.
- Bee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bee is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
- Milburn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tishomingo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Ravia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mannsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Coleman
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Reagan
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Reagan is located in Johnston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
- Wapanucka
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bromide
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Mill Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Connerville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Love County
- The following are listed by their distance from Little City, with the one closest to Little City listed first.
- Marietta
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Overbrook
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Murray County
- Crusher
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crusher is located in Murray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
- Cooke County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little City, with the one closest to Little City listed first.
- Dexter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Coesfield
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
- Grayson County (TX)
- The following are listed by their distance from Little City, with the one closest to Little City listed first.
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Sherwood Shores
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
- Red River City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Red River City is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
- Cedar Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Locust
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Locust is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
- Pottsboro
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Denison
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Frontier Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Frontier Village is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
- Gordonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Twin City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Twin City is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
- Knollwood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Knollwood is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
- Basin Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
- Sandusky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Little City, see our County-by-County Page for Little City.
Cemeteries Near Little City ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Little City.
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 Little City - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Little City covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Little City, with the one closest to Little City listed first.
- Cumberland Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Linn Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moore Burney Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Confederate Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Aylesworth Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Post Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cliff Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bee Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bald Knob Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Keffer Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kingston Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mead Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (198 more) ...
- Woodberry Forest Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Madill Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Little City in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Little City.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Little City, with the one closest to Little City listed first.
- Preston
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Ray
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Ray is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
- Cedar Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
- Denison
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Red Branch
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Red Branch is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
- Gordonville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
- Sandusky
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
- Basin Springs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
- Steedham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Steedham is located in Grayson County (TX)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Little City. See our List of 1890's Communities around Little City.
Newspapers Published in Little City ...
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 Little City.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Little City, 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 Little City.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 Little City:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Marshall County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Atoka County
- Bryan County
- Carter County
- Coal County
- Johnston County
- Love County
- Murray County
- Cooke County
- Grayson County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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> | 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 Little City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Little City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |