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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 Meers (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 Meers. 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 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.

Meers is located in Comanche County.

To see how the shape of Oklahoma's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Comanche County: Caddo, Cotton, Grady, Kiowa, Stephens & Tillman.

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

  • Comanche County     (The home county of Meers)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meers, with the one closest to Meers listed first.
    • The Holy City
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Holy City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Holy City
      • The Holy City is located in Comanche County
    • Medicine Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medicine Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Park
      • Medicine Park is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Park <2>
    • Richards Spur ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richards Spur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Spur
      • Richards Spur is located in Comanche County
    • Cache
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cache have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache
      • Cache is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,824 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cache <2>
    • Lakeside Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Comanche County
    • Fort Sill
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Artillery Village
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Artillery Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Artillery Village
      • Artillery Village is located in Comanche County
    • Indiahoma
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indiahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiahoma
      • Indiahoma is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 328 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiahoma <2>
    • Lawton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawton
      • Lawton is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,164 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawton <2>
    • Elgin
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <2>
    • Fletcher
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Faxon
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Faxon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faxon
      • Faxon is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faxon <2>
    • Geronimo
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geronimo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
      • Geronimo is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geronimo <2>
  • Caddo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meers, with the one closest to Meers listed first.
    • Apache
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cyril
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyril have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyril
      • Cyril is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyril <2>
    • Carnegie
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Fort Cobb
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Washita
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian City
      • Indian City is located in Caddo County
    • Anadarko
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Cement
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cement have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement
      • Cement is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cement <2>
  • Cotton County
    • Hulen
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulen
      • Hulen is located in Cotton County
  • Kiowa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Meers, with the one closest to Meers listed first.
    • Cooperton
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooperton
      • Cooperton is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 15 people
    • Mountain Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
      • Mountain Park is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mountain Park <2>
    • Mountain View
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Snyder
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snyder have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snyder
      • Snyder is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,281 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snyder <2>
    • Gotebo
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gotebo have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gotebo
      • Gotebo is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gotebo <2>
    • Roosevelt
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roosevelt have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosevelt
      • Roosevelt is located in Kiowa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 233 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roosevelt <2>
  • Stephens County
    • Central High
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central High have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central High
      • Central High is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people
  • Tillman County
    • Manitou
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manitou have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou
      • Manitou is located in Tillman County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manitou <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Meers ...

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 143 newspapers that have been published in the area around Meers.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Meers. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Meers and those printed in the larger area surrounding Meers.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 29 miles [46.7 km]<4> of Meers.

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 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 Meers:

Cemeteries Near Meers ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Meers.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Meers Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Meers Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Meers Cemetery
  • Mt. Scott Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Scott Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Scott Cemetery
  • Mt. Scott Tribal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Scott Tribal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Scott Tribal Cemetery
  • Mountain Scott Tribal Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mountain Scott Tribal Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mountain Scott Tribal Cemetery
  • Paradise Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Paradise Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Paradise Valley Cemetery
  • Saddle Mtn. Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saddle Mtn. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saddle Mtn. Cemetery
  • Cache Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cache Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cache Cemetery
  • Comanche Indian Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Comanche Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Comanche Indian Cemetery
  • Cache Creek Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cache Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cache Creek Cemetery
  • Green Valley Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Green Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Green Valley Cemetery
  • Sunset Memorial Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Sunset Memorial Gardens is a very large cemetery that is located outside and to the west of Lawton.
    • The Sunset Memorial Gardens has also been known as:
    • Sunset Memorial Garden Cemetery
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sunset Memorial Gardens
  • Cache Indian Cemetery
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cache Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cache Indian Cemetery
  • Continue List   (78 more) ...
    • Otipoby Comanche Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Otipoby Comanche Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Otipoby Comanche Cemetery
    • Deyo Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deyo Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deyo Cemetery
    • Alden Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alden Cemetery

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.<5>

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

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

  • Fort Sill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Anadarko
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meers. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Meers) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7827, Longitude: -98.5792    
<5>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 Meers, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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