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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 Minco (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 Minco. 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 northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Minco is located in Grady 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 Grady County: Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Garvin, McClain & Stephens.

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

  • Grady County     (The home county of Minco)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Minco, with the one closest to Minco listed first.
    • Tuttle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Pocasset
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Amber
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bridge Creek
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Bridge Creek is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
    • Verden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Chickasha
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Tabler
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Tabler is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabler
    • Norge
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Norge is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • East Ninnekah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • East Ninnekah is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ninnekah
    • Ninnekah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
    • Alex
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Agawam
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Agawam is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
  • Blaine County
    • Geary
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Caddo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Minco, with the one closest to Minco listed first.
    • Cogar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Cogar is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogar
    • Gracemont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Binger
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
    • Anadarko
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Lookeba
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Indian City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Indian City is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian City
    • Hinton
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Washita
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Albert
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Bridgeport
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Bridgeport is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 110 people
    • Cement
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Sickles
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Sickles is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sickles
  • Canadian County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Minco, with the one closest to Minco listed first.
    • Union City
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Powers
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Powers is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
    • Mustang
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • El Reno
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Yukon
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Yukon is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yukon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,793 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yukon <1>
    • Richland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Richland is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Concho
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Calumet
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Piedmont
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Okarche
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Minco, with the one closest to Minco listed first.
    • Moore
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Moore is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <1>
    • Norman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Norman is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <1>
  • McClain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Minco, with the one closest to Minco listed first.
    • Newcastle
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Blanchard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cole
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Cole is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Dibble
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Goldsby
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oklahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Minco, with the one closest to Minco listed first.
    • Wheatland
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Woodlawn Park
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Woodlawn Park is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
    • Bethany
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Warr Acres
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Capitol Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Capitol Hill is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Hill
    • Oklahoma City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley Brook
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Valley Brook is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
    • Nichols Hills
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Britton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
    • The Village
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • The Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,639 people
    • Del City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Smith Village
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Smith Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
    • Midway Village
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Midway Village is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Village

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

Cemeteries Near Minco ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Minco.

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

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

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

  • Evergreen Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Union City Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Center View Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Friendship Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Silver City Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pocasset Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fairview Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the southeast of Tuttle.
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #300002 <2>
  • Liberty Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Amber Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (92 more) ...
    • Mustang Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Buena Vista Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Forehand Cemetery
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

  • El Reno
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Newcastle
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Calumet
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Anadarko
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Moore
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Moore is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 63,102 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moore <1>
  • Oklahoma City
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Okarche
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Britton
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
  • Geary
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Norman
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Norman is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 125,762 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norman <1>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Minco ...

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 252 newspapers that have been published in the area around Minco.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 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 Minco:

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 Minco, 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 from Point A (ie- Minco) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.