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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 New Alluwe (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 New Alluwe. 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 southeast 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 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 east 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.

New Alluwe is located in Nowata 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 Nowata County: Labette (KS), Montgomery (KS), Craig, Rogers & Washington.

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

  • Nowata County     (The home county of New Alluwe)
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Alluwe, with the one closest to New Alluwe listed first.
    • Coodys Bluff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Coodys Bluff is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coodys Bluff
    • Watova
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Watova is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watova
    • Nowata
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Sanders
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
      • Sanders is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders
    • Delaware
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Lenapah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • South Coffeyville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • South Coffeyville is located in Nowata County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coffeyville
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
    • Wann
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Craig County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Alluwe, with the one closest to New Alluwe listed first.
    • Big Cabin
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Vinita
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Hollow
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Hollow is located in Craig County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow
    • Ketchum
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Bluejacket
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Welch
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Delaware County
    • Cleora
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Cleora is located in Delaware County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleora
  • Mayes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Alluwe, with the one closest to New Alluwe listed first.
    • Adair
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pensacola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pensacola is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pensacola
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
    • Pryor Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Pryor Creek is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pryor Creek
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,392 people
      • Pryor Creek has also been known as:
      • Pryor
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pryor Creek <1>
    • Strang
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
    • Grand Lake Towne
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Grand Lake Towne is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake Towne
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
    • Langley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Hoot Owl
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Hoot Owl is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot Owl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4 people
    • Disney
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Salina
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Spavinaw
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Sportsmen Acres
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sportsmen Acres is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sportsmen Acres
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
    • Chouteau
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Wickliffe
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Wickliffe is located in Mayes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wickliffe
  • Ottawa County
    • Afton
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Rogers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Alluwe, with the one closest to New Alluwe listed first.
    • Chelsea
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jamestown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jamestown is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Bushyhead
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Bushyhead is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushyhead
    • Foyil
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Talala
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Sequoyah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Sequoyah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoyah
    • Oologah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Claremore
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Justice
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Justice is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justice
    • Tiawah
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Tiawah is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiawah
    • Limestone
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Limestone is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Verdigris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Verdigris is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdigris
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
    • Valley Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Park is located in Rogers County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
  • Tulsa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Alluwe, with the one closest to New Alluwe listed first.
    • Collinsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Owasso
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Washington County
    • The following are listed by their distance from New Alluwe, with the one closest to New Alluwe listed first.
    • Oglesby
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Oglesby is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
    • Hogshooter
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
      • Hogshooter is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogshooter
    • Vera
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Vera is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vera <1>
    • Ramona
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Dewey
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Dewey is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <1>
    • Ochelata
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Bartlesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
  • Labette County (KS)
    • Valeda
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Valeda is located in Labette County (KS)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valeda
  • Montgomery County (KS)
    • Coffeyville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)

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

Cemeteries Near New Alluwe ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Alluwe.

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 New Alluwe - one of the links might be able to help.

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

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

  • Winganon Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Chelsea Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Coker Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Grove Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Madden Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Snider Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Beck Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Brown Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Brown Cemetery is located outside and to the southwest of Coodys Bluff.
  • Secondine Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Dawes Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Armstrong Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Shawnee Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (126 more) ...
    • McMains Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Riley Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Nowata Memorial Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nowata Memorial Cemetery
      • To give a relative sense of its location, the Nowata Memorial Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located outside and to the south of Nowata.
      • The Nowata Memorial Cemetery has also been known as:
      • Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Nowata Memorial Park Cemetery
      • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #98941 <2>

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

  • Rogers
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Rogers is located in Craig County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers

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

Newspapers Published in New Alluwe ...

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 69 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Alluwe.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Alluwe, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Alluwe.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to 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 New Alluwe:

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 New Alluwe, 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 from Point A (ie- New Alluwe) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.