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 Needmore (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 Needmore. 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 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.
Needmore is located in Cleveland 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 Cleveland County: Canadian, Grady, McClain, Oklahoma & Pottawatomie.
Below are the counties that are near Needmore. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Needmore:
- Cleveland County (The home county of Needmore)
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Etowah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Maguire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Maguire is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maguire
- Little Axe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Little Axe is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Axe
- Slaughterville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Slaughterville is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughterville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,359 people
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Noble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Hall Park
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hall Park is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Park
- Norman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Moore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garvin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Paoli
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Maysville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Pauls Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whitebead
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Whitebead is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitebead
- Whitebead has also been known as:
- White Bead
- Stratford
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Antioch
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Antioch is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Lindsay
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wallville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Wallville is located in Garvin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
- Grady County
- Bridge Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Bridge Creek is located in Grady County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
- Lincoln County
- Jacktown
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jacktown is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacktown
- McClain County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Purcell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rosedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rosedale is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Goldsby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Wayne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Washington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Byars
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Cole
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Cole is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
- Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
- Criner
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Criner is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criner
- Payne
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Payne is located in McClain County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
- Newcastle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Dibble
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Blanchard
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Newalla
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Woods
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Woods is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods
- Choctaw
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Harrah
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Midwest City
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Valley Brook
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Brook is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Brook
- Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
- Nicoma Park
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Del City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Midway Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Midway Village is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway Village
- Smith Village
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Smith Village is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
- Spencer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Capitol Hill
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Capitol Hill is located in Oklahoma County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capitol Hill
- Oklahoma City
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pontotoc County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Oil Center
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oil Center is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil Center
- Bebee
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Bebee is located in Pontotoc County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bebee
- Pottawatomie County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Tribbey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tribbey is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tribbey
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Pink
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pink is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,187 people
- Macomb
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Brooksville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Brooksville is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooksville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Bethel Acres
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Bethel Acres is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Acres
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Wanette
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Tecumseh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Asher
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Saint Louis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- McLoud
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Shawnee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Earlsboro
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Seminole County
- The following are listed by their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Konawa
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bowlegs
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Needmore, see our County-by-County Page for Needmore.
Cemeteries Near Needmore ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Needmore.
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 Needmore - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Needmore covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Bethel Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Banner Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Oak Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fairview Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Council Creek Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Mars Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow View Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Denver Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dripping Springs Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shiloh Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cropper Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Metcalf Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (166 more) ...
- Prospect Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Tribbey Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Falls Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
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.<2>
While we didn't find Needmore in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Needmore.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Needmore, with the one closest to Needmore listed first.
- Etowah
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Etowah is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etowah
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Denver
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Denver is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
- Eason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eason is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eason
- Lexington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Noble
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stella
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Stella is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
- Franklin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Franklin is located in Cleveland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Anderson
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Anderson is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
- Norman
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Romulus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Romulus is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romulus
- Tecumseh
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Dale
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dale is located in Pottawatomie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Moore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shawnee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Newcastle
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Needmore. See our List of 1890's Communities around Needmore.
Newspapers Published in Needmore ...
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 201 newspapers that have been published in the area around Needmore.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Needmore, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Needmore.
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 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 Needmore:
- Websites specific to Oklahoma
- Pages specific to Cleveland County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Garvin County
- Grady County
- Lincoln County
- McClain County
- Oklahoma County
- Pontotoc County
- Pottawatomie County
- Seminole 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> | 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 Needmore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Needmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |