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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 Marena (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 Marena. 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 and hospitals 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.

Marena is located in Payne 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 Payne County: Creek, Lincoln, Logan, Noble & Pawnee.

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

  • Payne County     (The home county of Marena)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marena, with the one closest to Marena listed first.
    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
    • Stillwater
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Perkins
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vinco
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Vinco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
    • Yost
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Yost is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
    • Cottingham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
    • Ripley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Glencoe
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Cushing
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Cartoco
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Cartoco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
    • Yale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Yale is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <1>
    • Schlegel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Schlegel is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marena, with the one closest to Marena listed first.
    • Hayward
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Hayward is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
    • Covington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Douglas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marena, with the one closest to Marena listed first.
    • Tryon
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Carney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Fallis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Fallis is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Agra
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Agra is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agra <1>
    • Ingram
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
    • Parkland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
    • Wellston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Avery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Avery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Warwick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Logan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marena, with the one closest to Marena listed first.
    • Coyle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Langston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Orlando
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Mulhall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lawrie
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lawrie is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
    • Meridian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Guthrie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Valley is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Lakeview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Crescent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Marshall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Cimarron City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Cimarron City is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 174 people
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marena, with the one closest to Marena listed first.
    • Perry
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Petes Corner
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
    • Morrison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Lucien
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Oklahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marena, with the one closest to Marena listed first.
    • Luther
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Arcadia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lake Hiwassee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Lake Hiwassee is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hiwassee
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marena, with the one closest to Marena listed first.
    • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
    • Quay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Quay is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
    • Pawnee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Marena ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marena.

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 Marena - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Marena Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarkson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Shelton - Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coyle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Beulah Land Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...
    • Lanier Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Morris Heights Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Iowa City 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.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Marena had no post office or railroad service.

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

  • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
  • Langston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Stillwater
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Orlando
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mulhall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Perkins
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawrie
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Lawrie is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
  • Perry
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Guthrie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Black Bear
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Black Bear is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
  • Ingalls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Ingalls is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Morrison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Crescent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Marshall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)

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

Newspapers Published in Marena ...

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 119 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marena.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marena, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marena.

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 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 Marena:

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 Marena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Marena) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.