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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 Locust Grove (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 Locust Grove. 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 Locust Grove ...

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 Locust Grove: Locust Grv.

You might be interested in other communities that are also named Locust Grove. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Locust Grove.

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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals 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.

Locust Grove is located in Mayes 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 Mayes County: Cherokee, Craig, Delaware, Rogers & Wagoner.

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

  • Mayes County     (The home county of Locust Grove)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
    • Iron Post
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Iron Post is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Post
    • Sams Corner
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sams Corner is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sams Corner
    • Snake Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Snake Creek is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
    • Ballou
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Ballou is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballou
    • Sportsmen Acres
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sportsmen Acres is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmen Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Murphy
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Murphy is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
    • Salina
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pump Back
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pump Back is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pump Back
    • Cedar Crest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Crest is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Crest
    • Rose
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Wickliffe
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Wickliffe is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
    • Pin Oaks Acres
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Pin Oaks Acres is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pin Oaks Acres
    • Chouteau
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Adair County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
    • Chewey
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Chewey is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chewey
    • Proctor
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Chance
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Chance is located in Adair County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chance
  • Cherokee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
    • Peggs
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Lost City
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Lost City is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost City
    • Gideon
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Gideon is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gideon
    • Moodys
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Shady Grove
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Shady Grove is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Hulbert
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Scraper
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Scraper is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scraper
    • Tahlequah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Briggs
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Briggs is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briggs
    • Woodall
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Woodall is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodall
    • Tsa La Gi Indian Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Eldon
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Eldon is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
    • Park Hill
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Craig County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
    • Big Cabin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Ketchum
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Vinita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Delaware County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
    • Leach
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
      • Leach is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
    • Rocky Ford
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Rocky Ford is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
    • Bull Hollow
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Bull Hollow is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hollow
    • Old Eucha
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Old Eucha is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Eucha
    • Tagg Flats
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tagg Flats is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tagg Flats
    • Oaks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Oaks is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oaks <1>
    • Twin Oaks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Kansas
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Eucha
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • New Eucha
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • New Eucha is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Eucha
    • Cloud Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Cloud Creek is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Creek
    • Flint Creek
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Flint Creek is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
    • Beckwith
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Beckwith is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckwith
  • Muskogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
    • Wybark
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Wybark is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wybark
    • Fort Gibson
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Rogers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
    • Gregory
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Gregory is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Inola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Tiawah
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Tiawah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiawah
    • Justice
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Justice is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
    • Bushyhead
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Bushyhead is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushyhead
    • Foyil
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sequoyah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Sequoyah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoyah
    • Claremore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Chelsea
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Verdigris
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Verdigris is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdigris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
  • Wagoner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Locust Grove, with the one closest to Locust Grove listed first.
    • Wagoner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Mallard Bay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Mallard Bay is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
    • Gibson
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Gibson is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson
    • Okay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Okay is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 712 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okay <1>
    • Anchor
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Anchor is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anchor
    • Tullahassee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Tullahassee is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tullahassee
    • Fair Oaks
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Porter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)

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

Cemeteries Near Locust Grove ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Locust Grove.

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 Locust Grove - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Calvalier Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • McLain Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hogan Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Bryan Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Haner Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Rock Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Alberty Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Ross Mayes Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Sixkiller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Rose Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Union Mission Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Gray Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (146 more) ...
    • Peggs Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Wright Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Wright Cemetery is located
      • The Wright Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Wright Family Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #945048 <2>
    • Downing Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)

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

  • Keith
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Keith is located in Rogers County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Locust Grove ...

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 118 newspapers that have been published in the area around Locust Grove.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Locust Grove. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Locust Grove and those printed in the larger area surrounding Locust Grove.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Locust Grove.

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 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 Locust Grove:

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 Locust Grove, 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 from Point A (ie- Locust Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.