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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 Milfay (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 Milfay. 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 northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.

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 north 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.

Milfay is located in Creek 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 Creek County: Lincoln, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Pawnee, Payne & Tulsa.

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

  • Creek County     (The home county of Milfay)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milfay, with the one closest to Milfay listed first.
    • Depew
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Depew have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depew
      • Depew is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <2>
    • Pulaski ‑ Historic
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pulaski. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
      • Pulaski is located in Creek County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Pulaski
      • From Milfay to Pulaski
    • Shamrock
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
      • Shamrock is located in Creek County
      • Estimated population in 2013: 102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamrock <2>
    • Bristow
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Slick
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Drumright
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drumright have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drumright
      • Drumright is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,814 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Drumright <2>
    • Oilton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Silver City
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Creek County
    • Kellyville
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Lawrence Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrence Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Creek
      • Lawrence Creek is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Mannford
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mannford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mannford
      • Mannford is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,180 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mannford <2>
    • Mounds
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mounds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mounds
      • Mounds is located in Creek County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mounds <2>
    • Sapulpa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milfay, with the one closest to Milfay listed first.
    • Stroud
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • South Village
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Village
      • South Village is located in Lincoln County
    • Davenport
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
      • Davenport is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <2>
    • Kendrick
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Avery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Parkland
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
      • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Parkland
      • From Milfay to Parkland
    • Sparks
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
      • Sparks is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 172 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sparks <2>
    • Chandler
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Agra
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agra have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agra
      • Agra is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 345 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agra <2>
    • Prague
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Tryon
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tryon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tryon
      • Tryon is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 496 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tryon <2>
    • Carney
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carney
      • Carney is located in Lincoln County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 622 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carney <2>
    • Warwick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Okfuskee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milfay, with the one closest to Milfay listed first.
    • Paden
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Mason
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Boley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Ixl
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ixl have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
      • Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Castle
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Okemah
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bearden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bearden have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
      • Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Okmulgee County
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milfay, with the one closest to Milfay listed first.
    • Jennings
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Quay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
    • Terlton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terlton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terlton
      • Terlton is located in Pawnee County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 107 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terlton <2>
  • Payne County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milfay, with the one closest to Milfay listed first.
    • North Village
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Village
      • North Village is located in Payne County
    • Cushing
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Cartoco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Yale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Cottingham
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cottingham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottingham
      • Cottingham is located in Payne County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cottingham
      • From Milfay to Cottingham
    • Ripley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ripley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
      • Ripley is located in Payne County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <2>
    • Vinco
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Perkins
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Pottawatomie County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Milfay, with the one closest to Milfay listed first.
    • Aydelotte
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Johnson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnson
      • Johnson is located in Pottawatomie County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
  • Seminole County
    • Cromwell
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cromwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cromwell
      • Cromwell is located in Seminole County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 278 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cromwell <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Milfay ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Milfay.

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 Milfay covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Mutteloke Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mutteloke Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mutteloke Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Big Pond Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Big Pond Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Big Pond Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oakdale Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oakdale Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oakdale Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Memorial Club Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Memorial Club Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Memorial Club Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Stroud Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Key West Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Key West Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Key West Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Golden Valley Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Golden Valley Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Golden Valley Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Little Creek Church Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Little Creek Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Little Creek Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Polly Long Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Polly Long Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Polly Long Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sac Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sac Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sac Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Godwin Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Godwin Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Godwin Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (202 more) ...
    • Lane Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lane Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lane Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Hosey Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hosey Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hosey Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Poor Boy Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Poor Boy Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Poor Boy Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Stroud
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Davenport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Davenport have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davenport
    • Davenport is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Davenport <2>
  • Arlington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arlington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington
    • Arlington is located in Lincoln County
  • Parkland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Parkland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkland
    • Parkland is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Parkland
    • From Milfay to Parkland
  • Chandler
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Cushing
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellemont
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellemont have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellemont
    • Bellemont is located in Pottawatomie County
  • Warwick
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Clifton
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clifton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
    • Clifton is located in Lincoln County
  • Wellston
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellston
    • Wellston is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellston <2>
  • Jennings
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Ingalls
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ingalls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingalls
    • Ingalls is located in Payne County
  • Ingram
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ingram. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ingram
    • Ingram is located in Lincoln County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Ingram
    • From Milfay to Ingram

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

Newspapers Published in Milfay ...

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 171 newspapers that have been published in the area around Milfay.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Milfay, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Milfay.

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 Milfay:

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Milfay. 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>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.
<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 Milfay, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<6>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Milfay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Milfay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7542, Longitude: -96.5632    









 

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