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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 Ninnekah (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 Ninnekah. 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 hospitals and 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.

Ninnekah is located in Grady 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 Grady County: Caddo, Canadian, Cleveland, Comanche, Garvin, McClain & Stephens.

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

  • Grady County     (The home county of Ninnekah)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ninnekah, with the one closest to Ninnekah listed first.
    • East Ninnekah
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Ninnekah came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<1>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ninnekah
      • East Ninnekah is located in Grady County
    • Norge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
      • Norge is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Chickasha
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Alex
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tabler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabler
      • Tabler is located in Grady County
    • Verden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verden
      • Verden is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 536 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Verden <3>
    • Rush Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rush Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rush Springs
      • Rush Springs is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,252 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rush Springs <3>
    • Amber
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Bradley
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Pocasset
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocasset have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocasset
      • Pocasset is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 208 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocasset <3>
    • Cox City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox City
      • Cox City is located in Grady County
    • Bridge Creek
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridge Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridge Creek
      • Bridge Creek is located in Grady County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 314 people
  • Caddo County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ninnekah, with the one closest to Ninnekah listed first.
    • Cement
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement
      • Cement is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cement <3>
    • Cyril
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cyril have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyril
      • Cyril is located in Caddo County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyril <3>
    • Indian City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian City
      • Indian City is located in Caddo County
    • Anadarko
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Gracemont
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
    • Washita
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Apache
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Fort Cobb
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Canadian County
    • Union City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
      • Union City is located in Canadian County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,209 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <3>
  • Comanche County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ninnekah, with the one closest to Ninnekah listed first.
    • Fletcher
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Sterling
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Elgin
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elgin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Elgin is located in Comanche County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <3>
    • Lakeside Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeside Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
      • Lakeside Village is located in Comanche County
    • Bethel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
      • Bethel is located in Comanche County
    • Richards Spur ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Richards Spur. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Spur
      • Richards Spur is located in Comanche County
    • Pumpkin Center ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pumpkin Center. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
      • Pumpkin Center is located in Comanche County
  • Garvin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ninnekah, with the one closest to Ninnekah listed first.
    • Erin Springs
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Erin Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Springs
      • Erin Springs is located in Garvin County
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 87 people
    • Lindsay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wallville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
      • Wallville is located in Garvin County
  • McClain County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ninnekah, with the one closest to Ninnekah listed first.
    • Dibble
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dibble have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dibble
      • Dibble is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 878 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dibble <3>
    • Blanchard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanchard
      • Blanchard is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,114 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blanchard <3>
    • Criner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criner
      • Criner is located in McClain County
    • Payne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Payne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
      • Payne is located in McClain County
    • Cole
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cole have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
      • Cole is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Washington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
      • Washington is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washington <3>
    • Newcastle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Goldsby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldsby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldsby
      • Goldsby is located in McClain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,536 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goldsby <3>
  • Stephens County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ninnekah, with the one closest to Ninnekah listed first.
    • Marlow
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Bray
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bray have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray
      • Bray is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bray <3>
    • Central High
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central High have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central High
      • Central High is located in Stephens County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,171 people

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

Newspapers Published in Ninnekah ...

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 105 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ninnekah.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Ninnekah, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Ninnekah.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These 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 Ninnekah:

Cemeteries Near Ninnekah ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ninnekah.

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 Ninnekah covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

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

  • Ninnekah Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ninnekah Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ninnekah Cemetery
  • Moncrief Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moncrief Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moncrief Cemetery
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Rose Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Rose Hill Cemetery
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
  • Fairview Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview Park Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview Park Cemetery
  • Woods Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Woods Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Woods Memorial Cemetery
  • Laverty Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Laverty Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Laverty Cemetery
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Plainview Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Plainview Cemetery
  • Fair Lawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fair Lawn Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fair Lawn Cemetery
  • Ireton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ireton Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ireton Cemetery
  • Alex Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Alex Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Alex Cemetery
  • Morris Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Morris Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Morris Cemetery
  • Continue List   (81 more) ...
    • Half Moon Ranch Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Half Moon Ranch Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Half Moon Ranch Cemetery
    • Verden Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Verden Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Verden Cemetery
    • Cement Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Cement Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Cement 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>

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

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

  • Anadarko
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Newcastle
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Ninnekah) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ninnekah. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9641, Longitude: -97.9448       In this case, the coordinates for Ninnekah have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Ninnekah, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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