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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 Oberlin (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 Oberlin. 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 southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. 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 east 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.

Oberlin is located in Bryan 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 Bryan County: Atoka, Choctaw, Johnston, Marshall, Fannin (TX), Grayson (TX) & Lamar (TX).

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

  • Bryan County     (The home county of Oberlin)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oberlin, with the one closest to Oberlin listed first.
    • Bennington
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Wade
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
      • Wade is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wade
    • Albany
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Bokchito
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Yuba
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
      • Yuba is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yuba
    • Matoy
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Matoy is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matoy
    • Yarnaby
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
      • Yarnaby is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yarnaby
    • Caddo
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Kemp
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
    • Armstrong
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Armstrong is located in Bryan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armstrong
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
    • Achille
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Atoka County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oberlin, with the one closest to Oberlin listed first.
    • Lone Pine
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Lone Pine is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Pine
    • Farris
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Bentley
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Bentley is located in Atoka County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bentley
    • Lane
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
  • Choctaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oberlin, with the one closest to Oberlin listed first.
    • Boswell
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Soper
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Grant
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Hugo
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hugo is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,070 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hugo <1>
    • Sawyer
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
    • Frogville
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Frogville is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frogville
    • Apple
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Apple is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple
    • Virgil
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Virgil is located in Choctaw County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virgil
  • Pushmataha County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oberlin, with the one closest to Oberlin listed first.
    • Antlers
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Belzoni
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Belzoni is located in Pushmataha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belzoni
    • Ethel
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Ethel is located in Pushmataha County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Delta County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oberlin, with the one closest to Oberlin listed first.
    • Ben Franklin
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Pecan Gap
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Fannin County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oberlin, with the one closest to Oberlin listed first.
    • Telephone
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Carson
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Carson is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
    • Allen Point
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Allen Point is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen Point
    • Allens Chapel
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Allens Chapel is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allens Chapel
    • Honey Grove
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
    • Ivanhoe
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Sowells Bluff
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sowells Bluff is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowells Bluff
    • Windom
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
      • Windom is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windom
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windom <1>
    • Ridings
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Ridings is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridings
    • Boyd
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Boyd is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyd
    • Dodd City
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Dial
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
      • Dial is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dial
    • Mulberry
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mulberry is located in Fannin County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Lamar County (TX)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Oberlin, with the one closest to Oberlin listed first.
    • Direct
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Direct is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
    • Garretts Bluff
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Garretts Bluff is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garretts Bluff
    • Belk
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Belk is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belk
    • Razor
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
      • Razor is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Razor
    • Sumner
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Caviness
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Caviness is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caviness
    • Chicota
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Hopewell
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Hopewell is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
    • Camp Maxey ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Camp Maxey is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Maxey
    • Petty
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Arthur City
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • High
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • High is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
    • Brookston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

Cemeteries Near Oberlin ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Oberlin.

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

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

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

  • Crowder Springs Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pyles Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Community Hall Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Crowder Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Arch Chapel Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Post Oak Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Forest Grove Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluff Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Wade Cemetery
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Bigsby Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Cottonwood Cemetery
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (183 more) ...
    • Restland Cemetery
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • New Salem Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Little Vine Cemetery
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Direct
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Direct is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Direct
  • Monkstown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Monkstown is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monkstown
  • Telephone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Elwood
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Elwood is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
  • Selfs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Selfs is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Selfs
  • Maxey
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Maxey is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey
  • Sumner
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Emberson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Emberson is located in Lamar County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emberson
  • Chicota
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Duplex
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Duplex is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duplex
  • Lamasco
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Lamasco is located in Fannin County (TX)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lamasco
  • Petty
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • High
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
      • High is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High
    • Brookston
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hinckley
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Hinckley is located in Lamar County (TX)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinckley

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

Newspapers Published in Oberlin ...

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 75 newspapers that have been published in the area around Oberlin.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Oberlin, there are papers which were published within 28 miles [45.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Oberlin.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we first visit 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 Oberlin:

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