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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 Marland (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 Marland. 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 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.

Marland is located in Noble 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 Noble County: Garfield, Grant, Kay, Logan, Osage, Pawnee & Payne.

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

  • Noble County     (The home county of Marland)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marland, with the one closest to Marland listed first.
    • Red Rock
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Billings
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Petes Corner
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Petes Corner is located in Noble County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
    • Morrison
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Perry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Lucien
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marland, with the one closest to Marland listed first.
    • Garber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Hayward
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Hayward is located in Garfield County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
    • Hunter
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Covington
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marland, with the one closest to Marland listed first.
    • Lamont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Salt Fork
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Salt Fork is located in Grant County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Fork
    • Deer Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kay County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marland, with the one closest to Marland listed first.
    • White Eagle
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • White Eagle is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
    • Ponca City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Cross ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Cross is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Tonkawa
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Kildare
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
      • Kildare is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Blackwell
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Kaw City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Newkirk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Nardin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Braman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Chilocco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Chilocco is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marland, with the one closest to Marland listed first.
    • McCord
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • McCord is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
    • Fairfax
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Burbank
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Gray Horse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Gray Horse is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse
    • Little Chief
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Little Chief is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chief
    • Webb City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Webb City is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marland, with the one closest to Marland listed first.
    • Ralston
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Pawnee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Skedee
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Skedee is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skedee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
    • Cody
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Cody is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
    • Lone Chimney ‑ Historic
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Lone Chimney is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Chimney
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marland, with the one closest to Marland listed first.
    • Yost
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Yost is located in Payne County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yost
    • Glencoe
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Stillwater
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)

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

Cemeteries Near Marland ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marland.

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

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

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

  • Cowboy Hill Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Otoe - Missouria Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ponca Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Red Rock Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Cleghorn Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairie View Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Floral Ridge Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Ceres Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Bressie Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ponca City IOOF Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tonkawa Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (82 more) ...
    • Round Grove Cemetery
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sunset Memorial Gardens
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bohemian Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 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.<2>

While we didn't find Marland in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Marland.

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

  • Red Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Ponca City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Cross ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cross is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Tonkawa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Bear
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Black Bear is located in Noble County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Bear
  • Blackwell
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Kildare
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Kildare is located in Kay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
  • Morrison
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Perry
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Newkirk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Pawnee
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Lamont
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Garber
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Gray Horse
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Gray Horse is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse
    • Chilocco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
      • Chilocco is located in Kay County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco

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

Newspapers Published in Marland ...

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 31 newspapers that have been published in the area around Marland.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marland, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marland.

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 either 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 Marland:

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 Marland, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.