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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 McBride (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 McBride. 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 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 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.

McBride is located in Marshall 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 Marshall County: Bryan, Carter, Johnston, Love & Grayson (TX).

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

  • Marshall County     (The home county of McBride)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McBride, with the one closest to McBride listed first.
    • New Woodville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • New Woodville is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Woodville
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 132 people
    • Kingston
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Shay
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Shay is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shay
    • Cumberland
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Cumberland is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Little City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Little City is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little City
    • Madill
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Oakland
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Oakland is located in Marshall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,161 people
    • Lebanon
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Bryan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McBride, with the one closest to McBride listed first.
    • Platter
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Cartwright
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Mead
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Colbert
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Calera
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Silo
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Silo is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Durant
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Achille
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Hendrix
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Armstrong
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
      • Armstrong is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Kemp
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Kenefic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Yarnaby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Yarnaby is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
  • Carter County
    • Dickson
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dickson is located in Carter County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
  • Johnston County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McBride, with the one closest to McBride listed first.
    • Bee
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Bee is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee
    • Milburn
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Tishomingo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Ravia
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Mannsville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Coleman
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Reagan
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Reagan is located in Johnston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reagan
  • Love County
    • The following are listed by their distance from McBride, with the one closest to McBride listed first.
    • Marietta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Overbrook
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
    • Thackerville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Cooke County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McBride, with the one closest to McBride listed first.
    • Dexter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
    • Coesfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield
    • Callisburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Callisburg is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Callisburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Custer City ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Custer City is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer City
    • Oak Ridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Oak Ridge is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Ridge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 255 people
  • Fannin County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McBride, with the one closest to McBride listed first.
    • Mulberry
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Savoy
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Savoy is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <1>
    • Ravenna
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sowells Bluff
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
    • Ridings
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridings is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
  • Grayson County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from McBride, with the one closest to McBride listed first.
    • Preston
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
    • Red River City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Red River City is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River City
    • Pottsboro
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Cedar Mills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
    • Locust
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Locust is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust
    • Sherwood Shores
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Sherwood Shores is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherwood Shores
    • Denison
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Denison is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,792 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <1>
    • Frontier Village
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Frontier Village is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
    • Gordonville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Twin City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Twin City is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin City
    • Knollwood
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Knollwood is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knollwood
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
    • Basin Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
    • Sandusky
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky

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

Cemeteries Near McBride ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McBride.

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

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

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

  • Hainline Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Old Woodville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Woodville Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Isom Springs Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Preston Bend Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Potts Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mayrant Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Bald Knob Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Yarbrough Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Platter Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Love Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Massey - Steel Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (239 more) ...
    • Willis Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Franklin Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Aylesworth Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)

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

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

  • Preston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Preston is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
  • Ray
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ray is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ray
  • Cedar Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedar Mills is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mills
  • Denison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Denison is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denison
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,792 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denison <1>
  • Gordonville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Branch
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Branch is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Branch
  • Sandusky
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Sandusky is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Basin Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Basin Springs is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin Springs
  • Steedham
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Steedham is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steedham
  • Dexter
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dexter is located in Cooke County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
  • Sherman
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Sherman is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,136 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sherman <1>
  • Sadler
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sadler is located in Grayson County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadler
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sadler <1>
  • Continue List   (17 more) ...
    • Southmayd
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Balm
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Balm is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balm
    • Coesfield
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Coesfield is located in Cooke County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coesfield

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

Newspapers Published in McBride ...

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 85 newspapers that have been published in the area around McBride.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McBride, there are papers which were published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for McBride.

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 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 McBride:

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 McBride, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McBride) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.