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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 Nuyaka (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 Nuyaka. 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.

Nuyaka is located in Okmulgee 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 Okmulgee County: Creek, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okfuskee, Tulsa & Wagoner.

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

  • Okmulgee County     (The home county of Nuyaka)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nuyaka, with the one closest to Nuyaka listed first.
    • Beggs
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Beggs is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beggs
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,229 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beggs <1>
    • Preston
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Okmulgee
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Winchester
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Winchester is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
    • Schulter
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Morris
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Coalton
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Coalton is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalton
    • Spelter City
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Spelter City is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spelter City
    • Dewar
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Henryetta
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Grayson
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Grayson is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
    • Hoffman
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hoffman is located in Okmulgee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 125 people
  • Creek County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nuyaka, with the one closest to Nuyaka listed first.
    • Slick
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mounds
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Bristow
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Kellyville
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Kiefer
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Pulaski ‑ Historic
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pulaski is located in Creek County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
    • Depew
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Sapulpa
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
    • Milfay
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
    • Shamrock
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hughes County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nuyaka, with the one closest to Nuyaka listed first.
    • Dustin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Dustin is located in Hughes County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dustin
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 367 people
    • Wetumka
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln County
    • Stroud
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • McIntosh County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nuyaka, with the one closest to Nuyaka listed first.
    • Hitchita
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
    • Richardsville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Richardsville is located in McIntosh County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardsville
  • Muskogee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nuyaka, with the one closest to Nuyaka listed first.
    • Boynton
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Council Hill
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Jamesville
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Jamesville is located in Muskogee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamesville
    • Haskell
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Okfuskee County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nuyaka, with the one closest to Nuyaka listed first.
    • Okfuskee
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Okfuskee is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okfuskee
    • Mason
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Mason is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Pharoah
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Pharoah is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoah
    • Ixl
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Ixl is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ixl
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 48 people
    • Clearview
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Clearview is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Okemah
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Castle
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
      • Castle is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 103 people
    • Weleetka
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Boley
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Boley is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boley
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boley <1>
    • Bearden
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Bearden is located in Okfuskee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearden
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
    • Paden
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Seminole County
    • Cromwell
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Tulsa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Nuyaka, with the one closest to Nuyaka listed first.
    • Liberty
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Liberty is located in Tulsa County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
    • Glenpool
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Bixby
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Jenks
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
    • Leonard
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Oakhurst
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
  • Wagoner County
    • Stonebluff
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Stonebluff is located in Wagoner County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebluff

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

Cemeteries Near Nuyaka ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Nuyaka.

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

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

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

  • Barnes Family Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Old Nuyaka Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Nuyaka Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Okfuskee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okfuskee Cemetery
    • The Okfuskee Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Okfuskee Free Cemetery
  • Isparhecher Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tuskegee Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Huckaby Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Stake Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Beggs Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Old Post Oak Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Montezuma Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Northwest Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (190 more) ...
    • New Post Oak Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Tuskegee Cemetery
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Manwarring Cemetery
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)

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

  • Morris
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Nuyaka ...

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 117 newspapers that have been published in the area around Nuyaka.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Nuyaka. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Nuyaka and those printed in the larger area surrounding Nuyaka.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Nuyaka.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

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

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 Nuyaka, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nuyaka) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.