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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 Loyal (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 Loyal. 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 Loyal ...

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 have occurred.

Loyal was originally named Kiel

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 doctors and 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.

Loyal is located in Kingfisher 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 Kingfisher County: Blaine, Canadian, Garfield, Logan, Major & Oklahoma.

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

  • Kingfisher County     (The home county of Loyal)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loyal, with the one closest to Loyal listed first.
    • Oneida
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oneida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
      • Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Oneida
      • From Loyal to Oneida
    • Alpha
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alpha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
      • Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Alpha
      • From Loyal to Alpha
    • Omega
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Lacey
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lacey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
      • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Lacey
      • From Loyal to Lacey
    • Dover
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Altona
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Altona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
      • Altona is located in Kingfisher County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Altona
      • From Loyal to Altona
    • Kingfisher
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingfisher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfisher
      • Kingfisher is located in Kingfisher County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,891 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingfisher <2>
    • Hennessey
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Wandel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Reeding
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeding have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeding
      • Reeding is located in Kingfisher County
    • Cashion
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Blaine County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loyal, with the one closest to Loyal listed first.
    • Hitchcock
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hitchcock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hitchcock
      • Hitchcock is located in Blaine County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hitchcock <2>
    • Okeene
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Watonga
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Southard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Greenfield
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Longdale
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Canton
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Eagle City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle City
      • Eagle City is located in Blaine County
    • Geary
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geary have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Cantonment ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cantonment. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantonment
      • Cantonment is located in Blaine County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cantonment
      • From Loyal to Cantonment
  • Canadian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loyal, with the one closest to Loyal listed first.
    • Okarche
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Calumet
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calumet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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>
    • Concho
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Piedmont
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piedmont have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piedmont
      • Piedmont is located in Canadian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,981 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piedmont <2>
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loyal, with the one closest to Loyal listed first.
    • Bison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Drummond
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drummond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drummond
      • Drummond is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 454 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drummond <2>
    • Waukomis
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Lahoma
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lahoma
      • Lahoma is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lahoma <2>
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Loyal, with the one closest to Loyal listed first.
    • Cimarron City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cimarron City. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
      • Cimarron City is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cimarron City
      • From Loyal to Cimarron City
    • Crescent
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Marshall
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
      • Marshall is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 305 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <2>
  • Major County

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

Cemeteries Near Loyal ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Loyal.

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

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

  • St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Forest Home Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Forest Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Venable Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Venable Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Venable Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Immanuel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Immanuel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Immanuel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Greenwood Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Greenwood Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lorenz Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lorenz Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lorenz Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • East Cooper Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the East Cooper Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the East Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Omega Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omega Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Omega Seventh-day Adventist Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Omega Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Omega Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Omega Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilhite Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilhite Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilhite Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Parvin Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Parvin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Parvin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (119 more) ...
    • Harmony Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Harmony Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Harmony Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Lacey Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lacey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lacey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Cooper Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Oneida
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oneida. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
    • Oneida is located in Kingfisher County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Oneida
    • From Loyal to Oneida
  • Alpha
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alpha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
    • Alpha is located in Kingfisher County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Alpha
    • From Loyal to Alpha
  • Parvin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parvin
    • Parvin is located in Kingfisher County
  • Omega
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lacey
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lacey. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey
    • Lacey is located in Kingfisher County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lacey
    • From Loyal to Lacey
  • Dover
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cato
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cato have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cato
    • Cato is located in Kingfisher County
  • Altona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Altona. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altona
    • Altona is located in Kingfisher County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Altona
    • From Loyal to Altona
  • Kingfisher
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingfisher have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfisher
    • Kingfisher is located in Kingfisher County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,891 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingfisher <2>
  • Okeene
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hennessey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Watonga
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Okarche
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Homestead
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homestead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homestead
      • Homestead is located in Blaine County
    • Wandel
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Loyal ...

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 107 newspapers that have been published in the area around Loyal.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Loyal. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Loyal and those printed in the larger area surrounding Loyal.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Loyal.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Loyal:

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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 Loyal, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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- Loyal) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Loyal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9731, Longitude: -98.1186    









 

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