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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 Marsden (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 Marsden. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Marsden is located in Love 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 Love County: Carter, Jefferson, Marshall, Cooke (TX) & Montague (TX).

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

  • Love County     (The home county of Marsden)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marsden, with the one closest to Marsden listed first.
    • Overbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Marietta
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Burneyville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jimtown
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jimtown is located in Love County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
    • Thackerville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Leon
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Orr
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Orr is located in Love County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orr
  • Carter County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marsden, with the one closest to Marsden listed first.
    • Brock
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Brock is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brock
    • Ardmore
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lone Grove
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Dickson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Dickson is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
    • Wilson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Springer
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Gene Autry
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Gene Autry is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gene Autry
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Former names for Gene Autry:
      • Berwyn
      • Dresden
      • Lou
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gene Autry <1>
    • Oil City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Oil City is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
    • Woodford
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Woodford is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
    • Healdton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Milo
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Graham
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
  • Jefferson County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marsden, with the one closest to Marsden listed first.
    • Petersburg
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Petersburg is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersburg
    • Cornish
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Cornish is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornish
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Ringling
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Grady
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Grady is located in Jefferson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marsden, with the one closest to Marsden listed first.
    • Mannsville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Ravia
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshall County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marsden, with the one closest to Marsden listed first.
    • Lebanon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Oakland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Oakland is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
    • Madill
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
    • Shay
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Shay is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
    • Kingston
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
  • Murray County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marsden, with the one closest to Marsden listed first.
    • Crusher
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Crusher is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crusher
    • Dougherty
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Village
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Cedar Village is located in Murray County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Village
    • Davis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Cooke County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marsden, with the one closest to Marsden listed first.
    • Coesfield
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
    • Marysville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
      • Marysville is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
    • Dexter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Callisburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Callisburg is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Custer City is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
    • Lindsay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Lindsay is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsay
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,159 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsay <1>
    • Muenster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Oak Ridge
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
    • Gainesville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Myra
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Grayson County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marsden, with the one closest to Marsden listed first.
    • Sherwood Shores
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
    • Cedar Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
    • Gordonville
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandusky
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
    • Dixie
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Dixie is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
    • Basin Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
    • Locust
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Locust is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
  • Montague County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Marsden, with the one closest to Marsden listed first.
    • Illinois Bend
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Illinois Bend is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
    • Spanish Fort
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
    • Rowland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
      • Rowland is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowland
    • Bonita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Bonita is located in Montague County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonita

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

Cemeteries Near Marsden ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Marsden.

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

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

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

  • Criner Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • McAlester Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAlester Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the McAlester Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<2> to the south of Ardmore.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98904 <3>
  • Greenville Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cheek Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Eastman Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hillcrest Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillcrest Memorial Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cheek Love Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilson Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Rose Hill Cemetery is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Ardmore.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99403 <3>
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Continue List   (157 more) ...
    • Oswalt Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Reid & Cross Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Love Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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>

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

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

  • Sivells Bend ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Sivells Bend is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sivells Bend
  • Coesfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
  • Illinois Bend
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Illinois Bend is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
  • Woodford
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Woodford is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodford
  • Marysville
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Marysville is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
  • Dexter
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Red Branch
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Red Branch is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
  • Balm
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Balm is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm
  • Spanish Fort
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Spanish Fort is located in Montague County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Fort
  • Callisburg
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Callisburg is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
  • Sandusky
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Gordonville
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Cedar Mills
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Custer City is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
    • Muenster
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)

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

Newspapers Published in Marsden ...

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 Marsden.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Marsden, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<2>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Marsden.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Marsden:

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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marsden) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<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 Marsden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.