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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 Ochelata (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 Ochelata. 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 northwest 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 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.

Ochelata is located in Washington 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 Washington County: Chautauqua (KS), Montgomery (KS), Nowata, Osage, Rogers & Tulsa.

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

  • Washington County     (The home county of Ochelata)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ochelata, with the one closest to Ochelata listed first.
    • Ramona
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ramona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
      • Ramona is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 555 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramona <2>
    • Oglesby
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oglesby
      • Oglesby is located in Washington County
    • Hogshooter
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogshooter
      • Hogshooter is located in Washington County
    • Bartlesville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Vera
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vera have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vera
      • Vera is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 244 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vera <2>
    • Dewey
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
      • Dewey is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <2>
    • Copan
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copan have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copan
      • Copan is located in Washington County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copan <2>
  • Nowata County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ochelata, with the one closest to Ochelata listed first.
    • Watova
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watova
      • Watova is located in Nowata County
    • Nowata
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Delaware
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
      • Delaware is located in Nowata County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <2>
    • Wann
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Coodys Bluff
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coodys Bluff
      • Coodys Bluff is located in Nowata County
    • Lenapah
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenapah have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenapah
      • Lenapah is located in Nowata County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenapah <2>
    • New Alluwe
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Alluwe have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Alluwe
      • New Alluwe is located in Nowata County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Osage County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ochelata, with the one closest to Ochelata listed first.
    • Avant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Avant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avant
      • Avant is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avant <2>
    • Barnsdall
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barnsdall have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnsdall
      • Barnsdall is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,133 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barnsdall <2>
    • Skiatook
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Pershing
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pershing
      • Pershing is located in Osage County
    • Wynona
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wynona have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wynona
      • Wynona is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wynona <2>
    • Bowring
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Pawhuska
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Whippoorwill
      (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whippoorwill
      • Whippoorwill is located in Osage County
    • Wild Horse
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wild Horse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
      • Wild Horse is located in Osage County
    • Hominy
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hominy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy
      • Hominy is located in Osage County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,352 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hominy <2>
    • Indian Village
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
      • Indian Village is located in Osage County
    • Prue
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pulare ‑ Historic
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Pulare. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulare
      • Pulare is located in Osage County
  • Rogers County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ochelata, with the one closest to Ochelata listed first.
    • Talala
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Oologah
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Jamestown
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
      • Jamestown is located in Rogers County
    • Limestone
      (23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
      • Limestone is located in Rogers County
    • Valley Park
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
      • Valley Park is located in Rogers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
    • Bushyhead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bushyhead have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushyhead
      • Bushyhead is located in Rogers County
    • Claremore
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Foyil
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foyil have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foyil
      • Foyil is located in Rogers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 384 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foyil <2>
    • Sequoyah
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sequoyah
      • Sequoyah is located in Rogers County
    • Verdigris
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Verdigris have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Verdigris
      • Verdigris is located in Rogers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,724 people
    • Chelsea
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chelsea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chelsea
      • Chelsea is located in Rogers County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,877 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chelsea <2>
  • Tulsa County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Ochelata, with the one closest to Ochelata listed first.
    • Collinsville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Sperry
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sperry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sperry
      • Sperry is located in Tulsa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,355 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sperry <2>
    • Owasso
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
    • Turley
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turley
      • Turley is located in Tulsa County
    • Tulsa
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulsa
      • Tulsa is located in Tulsa County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 403,166 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tulsa <2>
  • Chautauqua County (KS)
    • Jonesburg ‑ Historic
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
      • Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
  • Montgomery County (KS)
    • Caney
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
      • Caney is located in Montgomery County (KS)
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caney <2>

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

Cemeteries Near Ochelata ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Ochelata.

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

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

  • Ochelata Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ochelata Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ochelata Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Ceasar Cemetery
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Ceasar Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Ceasar Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Keyes Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Keyes Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Keyes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Matoaka Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Matoaka Cemetery
    • The Matoaka Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Cherokee Cemetery
    • Daniels Cemetery
    • Sugar Mound Cemetery
  • Ramona Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Miller Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Miller Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Miller Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Tyner Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Tyner Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Tyner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Oglesby Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Oglesby Cemetery
    • To give a relative sense of its location, the Oglesby Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located 9 miles [14.5 km]<5> to the northwest of Bartlesville.
    • The Oglesby Cemetery has also been known as:
    • Steelscamp Cemetery
    • Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #99145 <4>
  • Silver Lake Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Silver Lake Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Silver Lake Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jessie Creek Cemetery
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jessie Creek Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jessie Creek Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Avant Cemetery
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Avant Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Avant Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Barnsdall City Cemetery
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Barnsdall City Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Barnsdall City Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (102 more) ...
    • Reece Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reece Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reece Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • James Bigheart Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the James Bigheart Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the James Bigheart Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • White Rose Cemetery
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the White Rose Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the White Rose Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 Ochelata in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Ochelata.

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

  • Pawhuska
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Wild Horse
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wild Horse. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Horse
    • Wild Horse is located in Osage County
  • Hominy
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hominy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hominy
    • Hominy is located in Osage County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hominy <2>
  • Jonesburg ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesburg
    • Jonesburg is located in Chautauqua County (KS)
  • Caney
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
    • Caney is located in Montgomery County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caney <2>

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

Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Ochelata ...

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 60 newspapers that have been published in the area around Ochelata.

We have organized these newspapers into two lists:

  • A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Ochelata. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Ochelata and those printed in the larger area surrounding Ochelata.
  • An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<5> of Ochelata.

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 professional and volunteer 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 Ochelata:

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.ok.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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- Ochelata) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ochelata. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6010, Longitude: -95.9813       In this case, the coordinates for Ochelata 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 Ochelata, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.




 

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