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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 Mustang (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 Mustang. 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 doctors and hospitals 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.

Mustang is located in Canadian 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 Canadian County: Blaine, Caddo, Cleveland, Grady, Kingfisher, Logan, McClain & Oklahoma.

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

  • Canadian County     (The home county of Mustang)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
    • Yukon
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • 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>
    • Union City
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Richland
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Richland is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richland
    • Powers
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Powers is located in Canadian County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
    • El Reno
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Piedmont
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Concho
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Calumet
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Okarche
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Caddo County
    • Cogar
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Cogar is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogar
  • Cleveland County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
    • Moore
      (14 miles [22.5 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
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • 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>
    • Hall Park
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
    • Franklin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Franklin is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
    • Noble
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Noble is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <1>
    • Maguire
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Maguire is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
    • Slaughterville
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
    • Little Axe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
  • Grady County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
    • Tuttle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Bridge Creek
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Bridge Creek is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
    • Minco
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Amber
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Pocasset
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Tabler
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Tabler is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabler
    • Chickasha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Verden
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingfisher County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
    • Reeding
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Reeding is located in Kingfisher County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeding
    • Cashion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • McClain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
    • Newcastle
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Blanchard
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Cole
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Cole is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Goldsby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Dibble
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
    • Washington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Criner
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Criner is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criner
  • Oklahoma County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Mustang, with the one closest to Mustang listed first.
    • Wheatland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Woodlawn Park
      (9 miles [14.5 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
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Capitol Hill
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Capitol Hill is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Hill
    • Warr Acres
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Oklahoma City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Valley Brook
      (13 miles [20.9 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
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Smith Village
      (15 miles [24.1 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
    • The Village
      (15 miles [24.1 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
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Britton
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton

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

Cemeteries Near Mustang ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Mustang.

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

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

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

  • Mustang Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Riverside Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Valley Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Silver City Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Yukon Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Immaculate Conception Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Forehand Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Czechoslovakian National Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • St. Josephs Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Pleasant View Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Emmanuel Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (125 more) ...

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

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

  • Newcastle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Oklahoma City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Moore
    (14 miles [22.5 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>
  • Britton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Britton is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
  • El Reno
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Norman
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Edmond
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Edmond is located in Oklahoma County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmond
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95,346 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmond <1>
  • Franklin
    (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Franklin is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Noble
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Noble is located in Cleveland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,250 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noble <1>
  • Choctaw
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Waterloo
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Waterloo is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterloo
  • Calumet
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Denver
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Denver is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
    • Okarche
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Stella
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
      • Stella is located in Cleveland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Mustang ...

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 148 newspapers that have been published in the area around Mustang.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Mustang. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Mustang and those printed in the larger area surrounding Mustang.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4> of Mustang.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Mustang:

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 Mustang, 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- Mustang) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.