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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 Markham (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 Markham. 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 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.

Markham is located in Creek 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 Markham. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Markham:

  • Creek County     (The home county of Markham)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Markham, with the one closest to Markham listed first.
    • Oilton
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Drumright
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Silver City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Silver City is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Lawrence Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Lawrence Creek is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Shamrock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Mannford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Depew
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Bristow
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Pulaski ‑ Historic
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Pulaski is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Milfay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Kellyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Sapulpa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Slick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Markham, with the one closest to Markham listed first.
    • South Village
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • South Village is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
    • Avery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Avery is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avery
    • Agra
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • 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>
    • Parkland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
    • Stroud
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Kendrick
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Kendrick is located in Lincoln County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendrick
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 151 people
    • Tryon
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Davenport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Carney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Chandler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Noble County
    • Morrison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Markham, with the one closest to Markham listed first.
    • Osage
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • 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>
    • Prue
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Pulare ‑ Historic
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Pulare is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulare
    • Hominy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Indian Village is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
    • Wild Horse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wild Horse is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Markham, with the one closest to Markham listed first.
    • Jennings
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Quay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Quay is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quay
    • Terlton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hallett
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Maramec
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
    • Westport
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Westport is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Cody
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Cody is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
    • Cleveland
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Grove
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 18 people
    • Mule Barn
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Mule Barn is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Barn
    • Shady Grove
      (19 miles [30.6 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
    • Blackburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Blackburn is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Markham, with the one closest to Markham listed first.
    • North Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • North Village is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
    • Schlegel
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Schlegel is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schlegel
    • Yale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • 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>
    • Cartoco
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Cartoco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartoco
    • Cushing
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Ripley
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Cottingham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
    • Glencoe
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Yost
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Yost is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
    • Perkins
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Stillwater
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Vinco
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Vinco is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinco
    • Cimarron City ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Cimarron City is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cimarron City
  • Tulsa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Markham, with the one closest to Markham listed first.
    • Lotsee
      (22 miles [35.4 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
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Prattville is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
    • Sand Springs
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Oakhurst
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Markham ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Markham.

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

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

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

  • Highland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Highland Cemetery is located outside and to the west of Oilton.
    • The Highland Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Oilton City Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99093 <2>
  • North Highland Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Greenwood Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Drumright North Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Oak Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Brooks Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Underwood Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Euchee Valley Memorial Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunter Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • South Side Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • New Friendship Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lawson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (165 more) ...
    • Silver Star Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Harrell Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • St. Leo Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Jennings
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Cushing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Ingalls
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Ingalls is located in Payne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
  • Cleveland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Parkland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
  • Stroud
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Leroy
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Leroy is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
  • Pawnee
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Perkins
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Davenport
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Stillwater
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Wild Horse
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Wild Horse is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
    • Hominy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Morrison
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Chandler
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)

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

Newspapers Published in Markham ...

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 82 newspapers that have been published in the area around Markham.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Markham, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Markham.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start 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 Markham:

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 Markham, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Markham) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.