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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 Newkirk (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 Newkirk. 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 and hospitals 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.

Newkirk is located in Kay County and is the County Seat.

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 Newkirk. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Newkirk:

  • Kay County     (The home county of Newkirk)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newkirk, with the one closest to Newkirk listed first.
    • Kildare
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kildare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Chilocco
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilocco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
      • Chilocco is located in Kay County
    • Cross ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • 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.<2>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
      • Cross is located in Kay County
    • Ponca City
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Kaw City
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackwell
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
      • Blackwell is located in Kay County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,526 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackwell <3>
    • Braman
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Braman have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • White Eagle
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Eagle
      • White Eagle is located in Kay County
    • Tonkawa
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Nardin
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nardin have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nardin
      • Nardin is located in Kay County
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nardin <3>
  • Grant County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newkirk, with the one closest to Newkirk listed first.
    • Deer Creek
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deer Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Lamont
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Noble County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newkirk, with the one closest to Newkirk listed first.
    • Marland
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
    • Red Rock
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <3>
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newkirk, with the one closest to Newkirk listed first.
    • McCord
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McCord have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCord
      • McCord is located in Osage County
    • Webb City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Webb City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webb City
      • Webb City is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 61 people
    • Frankfort
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
      • Frankfort is located in Osage County
    • Grainola
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grainola
      • Grainola is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 30 people
    • Shidler
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shidler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shidler
      • Shidler is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 426 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shidler <3>
    • Burbank
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burbank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burbank
      • Burbank is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burbank <3>
    • Foraker
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foraker
      • Foraker is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 19 people
    • Little Chief
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chief
      • Little Chief is located in Osage County
    • Fairfax
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfax have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfax
      • Fairfax is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,242 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfax <3>
  • Cowley County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newkirk, with the one closest to Newkirk listed first.
    • Arkansas City
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Parkerfield
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkerfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Silverdale
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
      • Silverdale is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Maple City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
      • Maple City is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Tresham
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tresham have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tresham
      • Tresham is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Winfield
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
      • Winfield is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,807 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <3>
    • Kellogg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellogg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellogg
      • Kellogg is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Dexter
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dexter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dexter
      • Dexter is located in Cowley County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dexter <3>
    • Tisdale
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tisdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tisdale
      • Tisdale is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • New Salem
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Salem
      • New Salem is located in Cowley County (KS)
  • Sumner County (KS)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Newkirk, with the one closest to Newkirk listed first.
    • Geuda Springs
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geuda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • Portland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Portland is located in Sumner County (KS)
    • Hunnewell
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunnewell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
    • South Haven
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Oxford
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oxford
      • Oxford is located in Sumner County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 988 people
      • Former name for Oxford:
      • Hapawalla
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oxford <3>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Newkirk ...

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 89 newspapers that have been published in the area around Newkirk.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

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

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 Newkirk:

Cemeteries Near Newkirk ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Newkirk.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

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

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

  • Wolf Creek Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wolf Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wolf Creek Cemetery
  • Washunga Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Washunga Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Washunga Cemetery
  • Newkirk Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Newkirk Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Newkirk Cemetery
  • Banner Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Banner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Banner Cemetery
  • Chilocco Indian Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Chilocco Indian Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Chilocco Indian Cemetery
  • Prairie Chapel Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Prairie Chapel Cemetery
  • St. Johns Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Cemetery
  • Resthaven Memorial Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Resthaven Memorial Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Resthaven Memorial Park
  • Cooper Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cooper Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cooper Cemetery
  • Hope Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Oak Grove Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oak Grove Cemetery
  • Spring side Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Spring side Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Spring side Cemetery
  • Continue List   (73 more) ...
    • Longwood Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Plainview Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
    • Mt. Hope Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Hope Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Hope Cemetery

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>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Newkirk had no post office or railroad service. In 2020, Newkirk had a population of 2,162 people.

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

  • Kildare
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kildare have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Chilocco
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilocco have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilocco
    • Chilocco is located in Kay County
  • Cross ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • 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.<2>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
    • Cross is located in Kay County
  • Ponca City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Arkansas City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Blackwell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell
    • Blackwell is located in Kay County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,526 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackwell <3>
  • Silverdale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverdale
    • Silverdale is located in Cowley County (KS)
  • Geuda Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geuda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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
  • Cameron
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cameron have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Cameron is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Cameron has also been known as:
    • Cameron City
  • Ashton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Ashton is located in Sumner County (KS)
  • Tonkawa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Rome
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Sumner County (KS)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Maple City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple City
      • Maple City is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Vinton
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vinton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinton
      • Vinton is located in Cowley County (KS)
    • Portland
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Portland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
      • Portland is located in Sumner County (KS)

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Newkirk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Newkirk) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Newkirk. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8819, Longitude: -97.0550       In this case, the coordinates for Newkirk have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Newkirk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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