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 McFadden Cove (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 McFadden Cove. 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.
Name Variations for McFadden Cove ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for McFadden Cove: McFadden Cv.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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.
McFadden Cove is located in Kay 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 Kay County: Cowley (KS), Garfield, Grant, Noble & Osage.
Below are the counties that are near McFadden Cove. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to McFadden Cove:
- Kay County (The home county of McFadden Cove)
- The following are listed by their distance from McFadden Cove, with the one closest to McFadden Cove listed first.
- Kaw City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cross ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cross is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Ponca City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kildare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kildare is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- White Eagle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- White Eagle is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
- Newkirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Chilocco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chilocco is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
- Blackwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tonkawa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Braman
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Nardin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Noble County
- The following are listed by their distance from McFadden Cove, with the one closest to McFadden Cove listed first.
- Marland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Morrison
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Petes Corner
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Petes Corner is located in Noble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petes Corner
- Billings
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Osage County
- The following are listed by their distance from McFadden Cove, with the one closest to McFadden Cove listed first.
- McCord
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- McCord is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
- Burbank
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Webb City
(14 miles [22.5 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
- Fairfax
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Little Chief
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Little Chief is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chief
- Shidler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Gray Horse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Horse is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse
- Grainola
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- Grainola is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainola
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
- Foraker
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Foraker is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
- Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
- Frankfort
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Frankfort is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
- Pawnee County
- The following are listed by their distance from McFadden Cove, with the one closest to McFadden Cove listed first.
- Ralston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Skedee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Skedee is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skedee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 50 people
- Pawnee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Blackburn
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Blackburn is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackburn
- Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
- Cody
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cody is located in Pawnee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
- Cowley County (KS)
- The following are listed by their distance from McFadden Cove, with the one closest to McFadden Cove listed first.
- Silverdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Silverdale is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Arkansas City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Maple City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Maple City is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Parkerfield
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Parkerfield is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerfield
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Cameron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cameron is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron has also been known as:
- Cameron City
- Moxham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Moxham is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxham
- Vinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Vinton is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
- Sumner County (KS)
- Geuda Springs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
- Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to McFadden Cove, see our County-by-County Page for McFadden Cove.
Cemeteries Near McFadden Cove ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of McFadden Cove.
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 McFadden Cove - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for McFadden Cove covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from McFadden Cove, with the one closest to McFadden Cove listed first.
- Sunset Memorial Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Longwood Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Grandview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Washunga Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Resthaven Memorial Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ponca City IOOF Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Ponca Indian Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Burbank Cemetery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bressie Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Pixley Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (67 more) ...
- Wolf Creek Cemetery
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Cowboy Hill Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Drake Cemetery
(13 miles [20.9 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 McFadden Cove in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of McFadden Cove.
These communities are listed based on their distance from McFadden Cove, with the one closest to McFadden Cove listed first.
- Cross ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Cross is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Ponca City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kildare
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Kildare is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
- Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
- Newkirk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Horse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Gray Horse is located in Osage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Horse
- Chilocco
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Chilocco is located in Kay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
- Blackwell
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Tonkawa
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Red Rock
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silverdale
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Silverdale is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
- Arkansas City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Maple City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Maple City is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pawnee
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cameron
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cameron is located in Cowley County (KS)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
- Cameron has also been known as:
- Cameron City
- Morrison
(28 miles [45.1 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 McFadden Cove. See our List of 1890's Communities around McFadden Cove.
Newspapers Published in McFadden Cove ...
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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around McFadden Cove.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of McFadden Cove, 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 McFadden Cove.
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 helpful 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 McFadden Cove:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Kay County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Noble County
- Osage County
- Pawnee County
- Cowley County
- Sumner County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Oklahoma
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- McFadden Cove) 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 McFadden Cove, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |