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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 Lookeba (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 Lookeba. 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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

Lookeba is located in Caddo 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 Caddo County: Blaine, Canadian, Comanche, Custer, Grady, Kiowa & Washita.

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

  • Caddo County     (The home county of Lookeba)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lookeba, with the one closest to Lookeba listed first.
    • Binger
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Binger have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Binger
      • Binger is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 628 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Binger <2>
    • Hinton
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinton
      • Hinton is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,219 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hinton <2>
    • Albert
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Eakly
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Bridgeport
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Bridgeport is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Swan Lake
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Lake
      • Swan Lake is located in Caddo County
    • Gracemont
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hydro
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hydro have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
      • Hydro is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 937 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hydro <2>
    • Fort Cobb
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Washita
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Anadarko
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Carnegie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Blaine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lookeba, with the one closest to Lookeba listed first.
    • Geary
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
      • Geary is located in Blaine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geary <2>
    • Greenfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
      • Greenfield is located in Blaine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <2>
  • Canadian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lookeba, with the one closest to Lookeba listed first.
    • Calumet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
      • Calumet is located in Canadian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet <2>
    • Powers
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
      • Powers is located in Canadian County
    • El Reno
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Union City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Canadian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <2>
    • Concho
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Custer County
    • Weatherford
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatherford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford
      • Weatherford is located in Custer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,901 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weatherford <2>
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lookeba, with the one closest to Lookeba listed first.
    • Minco
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minco
      • Minco is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minco <2>
    • Verden
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verden
      • Verden is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verden <2>
    • Pocasset
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocasset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
      • Pocasset is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocasset <2>
    • Amber
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Kiowa County
    • Mountain View
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Washita County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Lookeba, with the one closest to Lookeba listed first.
    • Colony
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
      • Colony is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 129 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colony <2>
    • Corn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corn have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn
      • Corn is located in Washita County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 467 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corn <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Lookeba ...

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 58 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lookeba.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Lookeba. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Lookeba and those printed in the larger area surrounding Lookeba.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Lookeba.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either 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 Lookeba:

Cemeteries Near Lookeba ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lookeba.

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

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

  • Lookeba Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lookeba Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lookeba Cemetery
  • Binger Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Binger Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Binger Cemetery
  • Sickles Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sickles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sickles Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Scott Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Scott Cemetery
  • Constien Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Constien Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Constien Cemetery
  • Sacred Heart Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sacred Heart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sacred Heart Cemetery
  • Niles Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Niles Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Niles Cemetery
  • Hinton Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hinton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hinton Cemetery
  • Bethel Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
  • Eakly Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Eakly Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Eakly Cemetery
  • Albert Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Albert Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Albert Cemetery
  • Continue List   (92 more) ...
    • Spring Creek Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring Creek Cemetery
    • Bethel Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bethel Cemetery
    • Gracemont Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Gracemont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Gracemont Cemetery

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

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

  • Geary
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geary have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geary
    • Geary is located in Blaine County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,272 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geary <2>
  • Anadarko
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Calumet
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calumet
    • Calumet is located in Canadian County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 612 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calumet <2>
  • Weatherford
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weatherford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weatherford
    • Weatherford is located in Custer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,901 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weatherford <2>
  • El Reno
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Cloud Chief
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloud Chief have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Chief
    • Cloud Chief is located in Washita County

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lookeba) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lookeba. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3630, Longitude: -98.3670    
<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 Lookeba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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