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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 Mounds (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 Mounds. 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 and hospitals 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.

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

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

  • Creek County     (The home county of Mounds)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mounds, with the one closest to Mounds listed first.
    • Kiefer
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sapulpa
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Kellyville
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Slick
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bristow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Pulaski ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Pulaski is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Mannford
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lawrence Creek
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lawrence Creek is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Depew
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
    • Silver City
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Silver City is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
    • Shamrock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Milfay
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Drumright
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • McIntosh County
    • Hitchita
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Muskogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mounds, with the one closest to Mounds listed first.
    • Haskell
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Jamesville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Jamesville is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
    • Boynton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Taft
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Taft is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taft
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taft <1>
  • Okfuskee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mounds, with the one closest to Mounds listed first.
    • Okfuskee
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Okfuskee is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okfuskee
    • Mason
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mason is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Ixl
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
  • Okmulgee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mounds, with the one closest to Mounds listed first.
    • Winchester
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Winchester is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Beggs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Beggs is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beggs <1>
    • Preston
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Okmulgee
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Morris
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Schulter
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Coalton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Coalton is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
    • Grayson
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Grayson is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Dewar
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Spelter City
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Spelter City is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter City
    • Hoffman
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Hoffman is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Henryetta
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mounds, with the one closest to Mounds listed first.
    • Pulare ‑ Historic
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pulare is located in Osage County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulare
    • Prue
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pawnee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mounds, with the one closest to Mounds listed first.
    • Shady Grove
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Shady Grove is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 2 people
    • Leroy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Leroy is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Westport
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Westport is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 309 people
    • Mule Barn
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Mule Barn is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mule Barn
    • Oak Grove
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Pawnee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 18 people
  • Rogers County
    • Catoosa
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Tulsa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mounds, with the one closest to Mounds listed first.
    • Liberty
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Liberty is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
    • Glenpool
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jenks
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Bixby
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakhurst
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Leonard
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Prattville
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Prattville is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
    • Garden City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Garden City is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
    • Kengle
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
      • Kengle is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kengle
    • Sand Springs
      (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Broken Arrow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Tulsa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Tulsa is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsa
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403,166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulsa <1>
    • Lotsee
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Lotsee is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotsee
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2 people
  • Wagoner County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mounds, with the one closest to Mounds listed first.
    • Stonebluff
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Stonebluff is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebluff
    • Coweta
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • New Tulsa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • New Tulsa is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Tulsa
    • Choska ‑ Historic
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Choska is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choska
      • Choska has also been known as:
      • Chooska Bottoms
      • Choska Bottoms
    • Stones Corner
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
      • Stones Corner is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Corner
    • Redbird
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Fair Oaks
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Fair Oaks is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Oaks
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 100 people
    • Porter
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)

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

Cemeteries Near Mounds ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mounds.

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

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

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

  • Oakwood Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Twin Mounds Pioneer Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jimmie Long Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • New Bethel Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Prairie Gardens Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pickett Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Green Hill Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Chief Sapulpa Burying Ground
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • South Heights Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Old Sapulpa Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • New Post Oak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (190 more) ...
    • Oakdale Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Fox Family Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • The Fox Family Cemetery is located on private property - be sure to secure permission before visiting.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Family Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Fox Family Cemetery is located 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the south of Bixby.
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1984957 <2>
    • Felix Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Morris
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Leroy
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Leroy is located in Pawnee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mounds ...

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 122 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mounds.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mounds. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mounds and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mounds.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Mounds.

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 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 Mounds:

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>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mounds) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mounds, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.