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 Macomb (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 Macomb. 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 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.
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 east 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.
Macomb is located in Pottawatomie 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 Pottawatomie County: Cleveland, Lincoln, McClain, Oklahoma, Pontotoc & Seminole.
Below are the counties that are near Macomb. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Macomb:
- Pottawatomie County (The home county of Macomb)
- The following are listed by their distance from Macomb, with the one closest to Macomb listed first.
- Brooksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Tribbey
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Pink
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
- Tecumseh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Saint Louis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bethel Acres
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Asher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wanette
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Maud
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Maud is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maud
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maud <1>
- Shawnee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Earlsboro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Sacred Heart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Cleveland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macomb, with the one closest to Macomb listed first.
- Etowah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Little Axe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Maguire
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Maguire is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
- Slaughterville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Noble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Hall Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
- Norman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Moore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garvin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macomb, with the one closest to Macomb listed first.
- Stratford
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Paoli
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pauls Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macomb, with the one closest to Macomb listed first.
- Jacktown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- Meeker
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Prague
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- McClain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macomb, with the one closest to Macomb listed first.
- Rosedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Byars
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Purcell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wayne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Goldsby
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Washington
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macomb, with the one closest to Macomb listed first.
- Newalla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woods
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Woods is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Harrah
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Choctaw
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Midwest City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nicoma Park
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macomb, with the one closest to Macomb listed first.
- Oil Center
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Bebee
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Byng
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Byng is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byng
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,204 people
- Francis
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Seminole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Macomb, with the one closest to Macomb listed first.
- Bowlegs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Konawa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Seminole
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Lima
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lima is located in Seminole County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lima
- Population from the 2020 Census: 51 people
- Wewoka
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Sasakwa
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Macomb, see our County-by-County Page for Macomb.
Cemeteries Near Macomb ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Macomb.
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 Macomb - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Macomb covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Macomb, with the one closest to Macomb listed first.
- Prairie View Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Prospect Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Friendship Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Brooksville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tribbey Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Romulus Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Ruggles Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Old Moral Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Highland Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Valley Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Council Creek Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (207 more) ...
- Light Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Red Oak Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Brown Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 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 Macomb in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Macomb.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Macomb, with the one closest to Macomb listed first.
- Anderson
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Anderson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Romulus
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Romulus is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Etowah
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Tecumseh
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Eason
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eason is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason
- Shawnee
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Sacred Heart
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sacred Heart is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sacred Heart
- Stella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Stella is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Denver
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Denver is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Dale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Lexington
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Noble
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Bellemont
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
- Clifton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Clifton is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Macomb. See our List of 1890's Communities around Macomb.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Macomb ...
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 205 newspapers that have been published in the area around Macomb.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Macomb. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Macomb and those printed in the larger area surrounding Macomb.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Macomb.
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 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 Macomb:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Pottawatomie County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleveland County
- Garvin County
- Lincoln County
- McClain County
- Oklahoma County
- Pontotoc County
- Seminole 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 Macomb, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Macomb) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |