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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 Nardin (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 Nardin. 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 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.

Nardin is located in Kay 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 Kay County: Cowley (KS), Garfield, Grant, Noble & Osage.

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

  • Kay County     (The home county of Nardin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nardin, with the one closest to Nardin listed first.
    • Blackwell
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Braman
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braman
      • Braman is located in Kay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Braman <2>
    • Tonkawa
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cross ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
      • Cross is located in Kay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cross
      • From Nardin to Cross
    • Kildare
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kildare have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
      • Kildare is located in Kay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people
    • Ponca City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Newkirk
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Chilocco
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chilocco. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
      • Chilocco is located in Kay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Chilocco
      • From Nardin to Chilocco
    • White Eagle
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Garfield County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nardin, with the one closest to Nardin listed first.
    • Hunter
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
      • Hunter is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <2>
    • Garber
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Kremlin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kremlin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kremlin
      • Kremlin is located in Garfield County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kremlin <2>
    • Breckenridge
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nardin, with the one closest to Nardin listed first.
    • Deer Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Creek
      • Deer Creek is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Creek <2>
    • Lamont
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Renfrow
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Salt Fork
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Medford
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jefferson
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
      • Jefferson is located in Grant County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
    • Pond Creek
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Wakita
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nardin, with the one closest to Nardin listed first.
    • Billings
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Billings have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Billings
      • Billings is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 495 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Billings <2>
    • Marland
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marland
      • Marland is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marland <2>
    • Red Rock
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
      • Red Rock is located in Noble County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Rock <2>
  • Osage County
    • McCord
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCord have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
      • McCord is located in Osage County
  • Cowley County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nardin, with the one closest to Nardin listed first.
    • Arkansas City
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Hackney
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hackney. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackney
      • Hackney is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hackney
      • From Nardin to Hackney
    • Moxham
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Moxham. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moxham
      • Moxham is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Moxham
      • From Nardin to Moxham
    • Parkerfield
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkerfield
      • Parkerfield is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
    • Rainbow Bend
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rainbow Bend. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Bend
      • Rainbow Bend is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Rainbow Bend
      • From Nardin to Rainbow Bend
  • Harper County (KS)
    • Bluff City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
      • Bluff City is located in Harper County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
  • Sumner County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nardin, with the one closest to Nardin listed first.
    • Hunnewell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunnewell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
      • Hunnewell is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
    • Drury
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
      • Drury is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Drury
      • From Nardin to Drury
    • South Haven
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Caldwell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Portland
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Portland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Portland is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Portland
      • From Nardin to Portland
    • Corbin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
    • Doster
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doster
      • Doster is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Doster
      • From Nardin to Doster
    • Perth
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Perth. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perth
      • Perth is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Perth
      • From Nardin to Perth
    • Geuda Springs
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geuda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geuda Springs
      • Geuda Springs is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 176 people

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

Cemeteries Near Nardin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nardin.

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

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

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

  • Mt. Olive Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Bayard Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bayard Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bayard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • New Hope Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the New Hope Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the New Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Darland Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Darland Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Darland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Triumph Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Triumph Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Triumph Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Williams Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Williams Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Williams Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Marys Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Blackwell Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Lamont Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lamont Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lamont Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tonkawa IOOF Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tonkawa IOOF Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tonkawa IOOF Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Czecko Slovak Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Creek Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (86 more) ...
    • Braman Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Braman Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Braman Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Tureck Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tureck Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tureck Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Riverview Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Riverview Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Riverview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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.<6>

While we didn't find Nardin in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Nardin.

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

  • Lamont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackwell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Tonkawa
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunnewell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunnewell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunnewell
    • Hunnewell is located in Sumner County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
  • Renfrow
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Drury
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Drury. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drury
    • Drury is located in Sumner County (KS)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Drury
    • From Nardin to Drury
  • Medford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Caldwell
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • South Haven
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jefferson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jefferson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
    • Jefferson is located in Grant County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8 people
  • Portland
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Portland. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
    • Portland is located in Sumner County (KS)
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Portland
    • From Nardin to Portland
  • Pond Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Ponca City
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Cross ‑ Historic
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cross. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
      • Cross is located in Kay County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Cross
      • From Nardin to Cross
    • Kildare
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kildare have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kildare
      • Kildare is located in Kay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 94 people

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Nardin ...

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 49 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nardin.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we begin with 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 Nardin:

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<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- Nardin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Nardin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8057, Longitude: -97.4476    
<5>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.
<6>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 Nardin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.