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 Moffett (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 Moffett. 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 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 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.
Moffett is located in Sequoyah 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 Sequoyah County: Crawford (AR), Sebastian (AR), Adair, Cherokee, Haskell, Le Flore & Muskogee.
Below are the counties that are near Moffett. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Moffett:
- Sequoyah County (The home county of Moffett)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffett, with the one closest to Moffett listed first.
- Roland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Remy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Remy is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remy
- Muldrow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Long
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Long is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long
- Short
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Short is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
- Belfonte
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Belfonte is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfonte
- Gans
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Akins
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Akins is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akins
- Seven Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Stoney Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stoney Point is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Point
- Brushy
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Brushy is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Brent
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Brent is located in Sequoyah County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brent
- Sallisaw
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Adair County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffett, with the one closest to Moffett listed first.
- Bell
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Bell is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell
- Greasy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Greasy is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy
- Salem
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Salem is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
- Bunch
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Tree
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cherry Tree is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Tree
- Zion
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Zion is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Lyons
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lyons is located in Adair County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons has also been known as:
- Lyons Switch
- Haskell County
- Keota
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Le Flore County
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffett, with the one closest to Moffett listed first.
- Arkoma
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Braden
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Braden is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braden
- Fort Coffee
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Coffee is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Coffee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
- Pocola
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Skullyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Skullyville is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skullyville
- Rock Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Island is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
- Spiro
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cameron
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Panama
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Cowlington
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Cowlington is located in Le Flore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
- Shady Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Bokoshe
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Poteau
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Crawford County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffett, with the one closest to Moffett listed first.
- Van Buren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Wright Town
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Wright Town is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright Town
- Concord
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Concord is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
- Kibler
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kibler is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kibler
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,028 people
- New Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- New Town is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Town
- Uniontown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Uniontown is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Alma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
- Rudy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Cedarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Barcelona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Barcelona is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barcelona
- Natural Dam
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Dyer
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dyer is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <1>
- Lee Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lee Creek is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Creek
- Franklin County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffett, with the one closest to Moffett listed first.
- Charleston
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Dahoma ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Dahoma is located in Franklin County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dahoma
- Leon ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Leon is located in Franklin County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Donald ‑ Historic
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Donald is located in Franklin County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donald
- Branch
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cecil
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Cecil is located in Franklin County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
- Logan County (AR)
- Lucas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lucas is located in Logan County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Sebastian County (AR)
- The following are listed by their distance from Moffett, with the one closest to Moffett listed first.
- Fort Smith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Buell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Barling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Bonanza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Bonanza is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Population from the 2020 Census: 560 people
- Central City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Central City is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
- Jenny Lind
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Hackett
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lavaca
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Lavaca is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavaca
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavaca <1>
- Greenwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,396 people
- Bloomer
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Bloomer is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomer
- Ursula
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Ursula is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ursula
- Midland
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Midland is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 322 people
- Huntington
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Huntington is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
- Washington County (AR)
- Evansville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Evansville is located in Washington County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansville
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Moffett, see our County-by-County Page for Moffett.
Cemeteries Near Moffett ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Moffett.
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 Moffett - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Moffett covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Moffett, with the one closest to Moffett listed first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Ft. Smith National Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Oak Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Lawn Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holy Cross Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Washington Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Forest Park Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Newlon Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Roland Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Paw Paw Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Continue List (284 more) ...
- Leard Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Fairview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Peevyhouse Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 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 Moffett in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Moffett.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Moffett, with the one closest to Moffett listed first.
- Fort Smith
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Dora is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
- Cavanaugh
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cavanaugh is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavanaugh
- Massard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Massard is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Massard
- Buell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Buell is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buell
- Van Buren
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Enterprise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Enterprise is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Crescent
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Barling
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Catcher
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Catcher is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catcher
- Haroldton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Haroldton is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haroldton
- Jenny Lind
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jenny Lind is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenny Lind
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Jenson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jenson is located in Sebastian County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenson
- Alma
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Alma is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,887 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <1>
- Rudy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rudy is located in Crawford County (AR)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Moffett. See our List of 1890's Communities around Moffett.
Newspapers Published in Moffett ...
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 147 newspapers that have been published in the area around Moffett.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Moffett, there are papers which were published within 23 miles [37 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Moffett.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with 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 Moffett:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Sequoyah County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Adair County
- Haskell County
- Le Flore County
- Crawford County
- Franklin County
- Logan County
- Sebastian County
- Washington 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> | 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 Moffett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Moffett) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |