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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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors 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.

Marena is located in Payne 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 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)
      • 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 Payne County
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
      • Vinco is located in Payne County
    • Yost
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Yost. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
      • Yost is located in Payne County
    • Cottingham
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cottingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
    • Ripley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Ripley is located in Payne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <2>
    • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
      • Cartoco is located in Payne County
    • Yale
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
      • Yale is located in Payne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,215 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <2>
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
      • Hayward is located in Garfield County
    • Covington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covington have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
      • Covington is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 533 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <2>
    • Douglas
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglas
      • Douglas is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 32 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Douglas <2>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
      • Tryon is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <2>
    • Carney
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
      • Carney is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carney <2>
    • Fallis
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fallis have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fallis
      • Fallis is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28 people
    • Agra
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agra have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Agra is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agra <2>
    • Ingram
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingram. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
      • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
    • Parkland
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
      • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
    • Wellston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
      • Wellston is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <2>
    • Avery
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
      • Avery is located in Lincoln County
    • Warwick
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warwick
      • Warwick is located in Lincoln County
      • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
      • Lawrie is located in Logan County
    • Meridian
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meridian have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meridian
      • Meridian is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 45 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meridian <2>
    • Guthrie
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Valley
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
      • Cedar Valley is located in Logan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 325 people
    • Lakeview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
    • Crescent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Marshall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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>
    • Cimarron City
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • 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
  • 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)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
      • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
    • Morrison
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
      • Morrison is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <2>
    • Lucien
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Rock
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Rock <2>
  • 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)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Luther have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
      • Luther is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,778 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Luther <2>
    • Arcadia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arcadia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcadia
      • Arcadia is located in Oklahoma County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arcadia <2>
    • Lake Hiwassee
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hiwassee
      • Lake Hiwassee is located in Oklahoma County
  • 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)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Chimney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
    • Quay
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
      • Quay is located in Pawnee County
    • 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.

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 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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Marena Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Marena Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Vernon Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Salem Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Salem Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Salem Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Clarkson Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clarkson Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clarkson Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Paradise Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Shelton - Bethel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Shelton - Bethel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Shelton - Bethel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Elm Grove Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Elm Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Elm Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Coyle Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Coyle Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Coyle Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lutheran Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Beulah Land Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Beulah Land Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Beulah Land Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (159 more) ...
    • Lanier Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lanier Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lanier Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Morris Heights Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Heights Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Heights Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Iowa City Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Iowa City Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Iowa City 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>

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)
    • 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 Payne County
  • 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)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawrie. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrie
    • Lawrie is located in Logan County
  • 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Bear have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
    • Black Bear is located in Noble County
  • Ingalls
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Ingalls is located in Payne County
  • Morrison
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morrison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morrison
    • Morrison is located in Noble County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morrison <2>
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Crescent
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Lakeview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lakeview. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
      • Lakeview is located in Logan County
    • Marshall
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • 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>

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]<5>. 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 first turn to 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 Marena:

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

The official website for Payne County: www.paynecounty.org/

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 Marena, 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Marena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0723, Longitude: -97.2120       In this case, the coordinates for Marena have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).




 

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