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 Mannford (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 Mannford. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.
Mannford is primarily located in Creek County. A portion of Mannford extends into Pawnee County and Tulsa 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 Creek County: Lincoln, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pawnee, Payne & Tulsa.
Below are the counties that are near Mannford. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Mannford:
- Creek County (The home county of Mannford)
- The following are listed by their distance from Mannford, with the one closest to Mannford listed first.
- Lawrence Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrence Creek is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
- Silver City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Silver City is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Kellyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oilton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Sapulpa
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Drumright
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bristow
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Kiefer
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pulaski ‑ Historic
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Pulaski is located in Creek County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
- Mounds
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Slick
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Depew
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mannford, with the one closest to Mannford listed first.
- South Village
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- South Village is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
- Avery
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Avery is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
- Okmulgee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mannford, with the one closest to Mannford listed first.
- Beggs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Winchester is located in Okmulgee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mannford, with the one closest to Mannford listed first.
- Pulare ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pulare is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulare
- Prue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Osage
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Osage is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
- Osage has also been known as:
- Osage City
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <1>
- Wild Horse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wild Horse is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
- Indian Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Indian Village is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
- Hominy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Skiatook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wynona
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Avant
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mannford, with the one closest to Mannford listed first.
- Westport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Westport is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
- Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Population from the 2010 Census: 2 people
- Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Oak Grove is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2010 Census: 18 people
- Mule Barn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mule Barn is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Barn
- Leroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leroy is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Terlton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hallett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Maramec
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Quay
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Quay is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
- Blackburn
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Blackburn is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Cody
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cody is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Payne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mannford, with the one closest to Mannford listed first.
- North Village
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- North Village is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
- Schlegel
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Schlegel is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel
- Yale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cartoco
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Cartoco is located in Payne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
- Cushing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Tulsa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Mannford, with the one closest to Mannford listed first.
- Lotsee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lotsee is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotsee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
- Prattville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Prattville is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Sand Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kengle
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Kengle is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kengle
- Oakhurst
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Garden City
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Garden City is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Tulsa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Turley
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Turley is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
- Sperry
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glenpool
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jenks
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Tulsa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
- Bixby
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Mannford, see our County-by-County Page for Mannford.
Cemeteries Near Mannford ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mannford.
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 Mannford - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Mannford covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Mannford, with the one closest to Mannford listed first.
- East Basin Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Oakhill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Oak Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Sinnett Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Foster Family Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Creek Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Gooden Indian Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Leroy Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dixie Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tiger Bone Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- New Friendship Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prairie View Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (152 more) ...
- Sub Station Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Terlton Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Post Oak Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Post Oak Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Prattville.
- The Post Oak Cemetery has also been known as:
- Post Oak Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99297 <2>
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 Mannford in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Mannford.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Mannford, with the one closest to Mannford listed first.
- Leroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Leroy is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
- Jennings
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Cleveland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Wild Horse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wild Horse is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
- Hominy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Cushing
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pawnee
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Mannford. See our List of 1890's Communities around Mannford.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mannford ...
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 175 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mannford.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mannford. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mannford and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mannford.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Mannford.
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 professional and volunteer 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 Mannford:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Creek County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Lincoln County
- Okmulgee County
- Osage County
- Pawnee County
- Payne County
- Tulsa 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> | 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 Mannford, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mannford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |