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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 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 may 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)
      • East Ninnekah is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Ninnekah
    • Norge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Norge is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 154 people
    • Chickasha
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Agawam
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Agawam is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agawam
    • Alex
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Tabler
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Tabler is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabler
    • Verden
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Rush Springs
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • 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)
    • Cox City
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Cox City is located in Grady County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cox City
  • 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)
    • Cyril
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Indian City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Indian City is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian City
    • 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)
    • Cogar
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Cogar is located in Caddo County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cogar
    • Fort Cobb
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Canadian County
    • Union City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • 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)
      • Elgin is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,236 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <1>
    • Lakeside Village
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Lakeside Village is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
    • Bethel
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Bethel is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Richards Spur ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Richards Spur is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards Spur
    • Pumpkin Center ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pumpkin Center is located in Comanche County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Garvin County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ninnekah, with the one closest to Ninnekah listed first.
    • Lindsay
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Erin Springs
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Erin Springs is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Springs
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 87 people
    • Wallville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Wallville is located in Garvin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallville
  • 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)
    • Blanchard
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Criner
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
      • Criner is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Criner
    • Payne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Payne is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Payne
    • Cole
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Cole is located in McClain County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cole
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 599 people
    • Washington
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
    • Newcastle
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Goldsby
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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)
      • Bray is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bray
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,178 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bray <1>
    • Central High
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • Central High is located in Stephens County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central High
      • 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.

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.

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

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)
  • Moncrief Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rose Hill Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fairview Park Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Woods Memorial Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Laverty Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Plainview Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fair Lawn Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Ireton Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Alex Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Morris Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (81 more) ...
    • Half Moon Ranch Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Verden Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cement Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)

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 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.

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]<3>. 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 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 Ninnekah:

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 Ninnekah, 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Ninnekah) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.