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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 North Pole (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 North Pole. 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.

Name Variations for North Pole ...

When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.

Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might have occurred.

For example, a typical abbreviation for North Pole: N. Pole

If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.

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 northwest 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 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 west 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.

North Pole is located in McCurtain 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 McCurtain County: Little River (AR), Polk (AR), Sevier (AR), Choctaw, Le Flore, Pushmataha, Bowie (TX) & Red River (TX).

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

  • McCurtain County     (The home county of North Pole)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Pole, with the one closest to North Pole listed first.
    • Golden
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Wright City
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wright City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wright City
      • Wright City is located in McCurtain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wright City <1>
    • Hochatown
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Creek
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
      • Holly Creek is located in McCurtain County
    • Garvin
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Broken Bow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Millerton
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millerton
      • Millerton is located in McCurtain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millerton <1>
    • Ringold
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Slim
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slim
      • Slim is located in McCurtain County
    • Valliant
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Idabel
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idabel
      • Idabel is located in McCurtain County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,876 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Idabel <1>
    • Rufe
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Pole, with the one closest to North Pole listed first.
    • Swink
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Fort Towson
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fort Towson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Towson
      • Fort Towson is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Towson <1>
    • Frogville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Frogville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County
    • Sawyer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawyer
      • Sawyer is located in Choctaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 327 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sawyer <1>
    • Spencerville
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Virgil
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
      • Virgil is located in Choctaw County
    • Apple
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
      • Apple is located in Choctaw County
  • Le Flore County
    • Ludlow
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ludlow. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ludlow
      • Ludlow is located in Le Flore County
  • Pushmataha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Pole, with the one closest to North Pole listed first.
    • Corinne
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corinne
      • Corinne is located in Pushmataha County
    • Cloudy
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloudy
      • Cloudy is located in Pushmataha County
    • Oleta
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleta
      • Oleta is located in Pushmataha County
    • Nolia
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nolia
      • Nolia is located in Pushmataha County
    • Rattan
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Little River County (AR)
    • Cerrogordo
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cerrogordo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
      • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)
  • Polk County (AR)
    • Bog Springs
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bog Springs
      • Bog Springs is located in Polk County (AR)
  • Sevier County (AR)
    • Process City
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Process City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Process City
      • Process City is located in Sevier County (AR)
  • Red River County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from North Pole, with the one closest to North Pole listed first.
    • Silver City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
      • Silver City is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Greenwood
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
      • Greenwood is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Kanawha
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanawha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
      • Kanawha is located in Red River County (TX)
    • Addielou
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addielou
      • Addielou is located in Red River County (TX)

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

Cemeteries Near North Pole ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of North Pole.

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

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

  • Watsons Memorial Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Watsons Memorial Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Watsons Memorial Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Sweet Home Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sweet Home Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sweet Home Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lukfata Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lukfata Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lukfata Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Crown Hill Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Crown Hill Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Crown Hill Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Hochatown Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 2 miles [3.2 km]<5> to the northwest of Garvin.
    • The Forest Hill Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Forest Hill Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #188528 <4>
  • Moran Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Moran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Moran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Pine Ridge Cemetery
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Valliant Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Canfield Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Canfield Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Canfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Denison Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Denison Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Denison Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Wilson Chapel Cemetery
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Wilson Chapel Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Wilson Chapel Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (68 more) ...
    • Rufe Cemetery
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Clear Creek Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Clear Creek Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Clear Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Redland Cemetery
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Redland Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Redland Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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

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

  • Albion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Albion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
    • Albion is located in Red River County (TX)
  • Manchester
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
    • Manchester is located in Red River County (TX)
  • Kanawha
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kanawha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanawha
    • Kanawha is located in Red River County (TX)
  • Cerrogordo
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cerrogordo. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerrogordo
    • Cerrogordo is located in Little River County (AR)
  • Chapel Hill
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
    • Chapel Hill is located in Sevier County (AR)
  • Woodland
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
    • Woodland is located in Red River County (TX)

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

Newspapers Published in North Pole ...

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 36 newspapers that have been published in the area around North Pole.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of North Pole, there are papers which were published within 27 miles [43.5 km]<5>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for North Pole.

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 North Pole:

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

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

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 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>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 from Point A (ie- North Pole) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Pole. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0918, Longitude: -94.8894       In this case, the coordinates for North Pole 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 North Pole, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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